feat: add Novita AI as optional LLM provider (#910)

* feat: add Novita AI as optional LLM provider

Adds Novita AI (https://novita.ai) as an optional, OpenAI-compatible
LLM provider. 

Changes:
- Added Novita model configuration example in config.example.yaml
- Added NOVITA_API_KEY to .env.example

Usage: Set NOVITA_API_KEY in your environment and use novita-gpt-4
as the model name.

* update correct model info

* Update README.md

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Co-authored-by: Willem Jiang <willem.jiang@gmail.com>

.env.example

@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ JINA_API_KEY=your-jina-api-key
 # OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
 # GEMINI_API_KEY=your-gemini-api-key
 # DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=your-deepseek-api-key
+# NOVITA_API_KEY=your-novita-api-key  # OpenAI-compatible, see https://novita.ai

README.md

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Learn more and see **real demos** on our official website.
        temperature: 0.7                  # Sampling temperature
    ```
 
+  
 4. **Set API keys for your configured model(s)**
 
    Choose one of the following methods:

backend/docs/CONFIGURATION.md

@@ -25,6 +25,23 @@ models:
 - DeepSeek (`langchain_deepseek:ChatDeepSeek`)
 - Any LangChain-compatible provider
 
+For OpenAI-compatible gateways (for example Novita), keep using `langchain_openai:ChatOpenAI` and set `base_url`:
+
+```yaml
+models:
+  - name: novita-deepseek-v3.2
+    display_name: Novita DeepSeek V3.2
+    use: langchain_openai:ChatOpenAI
+    model: deepseek/deepseek-v3.2
+    api_key: $NOVITA_API_KEY
+    base_url: https://api.novita.ai/openai
+    supports_thinking: true
+    when_thinking_enabled:
+      extra_body:
+        thinking:
+          type: enabled
+```
+
 **Thinking Models**:
 Some models support "thinking" mode for complex reasoning:
 
@@ -169,6 +186,7 @@ models:
 - `OPENAI_API_KEY` - OpenAI API key
 - `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` - Anthropic API key
 - `DEEPSEEK_API_KEY` - DeepSeek API key
+- `NOVITA_API_KEY` - Novita API key (OpenAI-compatible endpoint)
 - `TAVILY_API_KEY` - Tavily search API key
 - `DEER_FLOW_CONFIG_PATH` - Custom config file path
 

config.example.yaml

@@ -23,6 +23,24 @@ models:
     temperature: 0.7
     supports_vision: true # Enable vision support for view_image tool
 
+  # Example: Novita AI (OpenAI-compatible)
+  # Novita provides an OpenAI-compatible API with competitive pricing
+  # See: https://novita.ai
+  - name: novita-deepseek-v3.2
+    display_name: Novita DeepSeek V3.2
+    use: langchain_openai:ChatOpenAI
+    model: deepseek/deepseek-v3.2
+    api_key: $NOVITA_API_KEY
+    base_url: https://api.novita.ai/openai
+    max_tokens: 4096
+    temperature: 0.7
+    supports_thinking: true
+    supports_vision: true
+    when_thinking_enabled:
+      extra_body:
+        thinking:
+          type: enabled
+
   # Example: Anthropic Claude model
   # - name: claude-3-5-sonnet
   #   display_name: Claude 3.5 Sonnet