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Availability

Catalogs in Tyk AI Studio are collections of AI resources: LLM providers, Model Routers, Data sources, and Tools. You assign catalogs to Teams to manage access. They act as the bridge between the raw AI capabilities and the users who need to consume them. To record AI assets that AI Studio does not proxy, such as agents and prompts, use the Asset Catalog plugin.

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Use cases

  • Resource Grouping: Group all OpenAI models into an “OpenAI Models” catalog and all Anthropic models into an “Anthropic Models” catalog to manage vendor access easily.
  • Environment Separation: Create a “Production Data” catalog and a “Staging Data” catalog, ensuring that only the production Team has access to the production data sources.
  • Tool Bundling: Bundle specific tools (like web search and calculators) into a “Research Tools” catalog for your data science Team.

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Community vs Enterprise Edition

In the Community Edition, catalog management is automated. There are three built-in “Default” Catalogs (one for LLMs, one for Data Sources, and one for Tools). Any new resource you create is automatically added to its respective default catalog, and these catalogs are permanently linked to the “Default” Team. In the Enterprise Edition, you can create custom Catalogs, group specific resources together, and assign them to different Teams to enforce strict resource isolation and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). The “Default” catalogs still exist and cannot be deleted. In the Enterprise Edition, catalogs control access. For this reason, AI Studio does not add a new LLM provider, data source, or tool to a Default catalog when you save it. The new resource is not visible in the AI Portal until an administrator adds it to a catalog that one of the user’s Teams has. If a new LLM is not visible to users, check its catalogs first.

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What is a Catalog?

A Catalog is a logical grouping of a specific type of AI resource. There are three types of catalogs in Tyk AI Studio:
  1. LLM Catalogs: Collections of LLM providers (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, local models) and Model Routers.
  2. Data Catalogs: Collections of data sources (e.g., vector databases, knowledge bases).
  3. Tool Catalogs: Collections of tools (e.g., web scrapers, calculators, custom APIs).
Catalogs do not grant access on their own. To make the resources within a catalog available to Users, the catalog must be assigned to a Team.

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Configuration

When configuring a Catalog, the options vary slightly depending on the type:

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LLM Catalog

  • Catalog Name: A descriptive name for the collection.
  • LLM providers in this catalog: The LLM providers in the catalog.
  • Model routers in this catalog: The Model Routers in the catalog.
  • Semantic routers in this catalog: The Semantic Routers in the catalog (Enterprise Edition).

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Data Catalog

  • Catalog Name: A descriptive name for the collection.
  • Short Description: A brief summary of the data sources included.
  • Long Description: Detailed information about the catalog’s contents.
  • Icon: A visual identifier for the catalog.
  • Data Sources: A list where you can add or remove specific data sources.
  • Tags: Labels to help categorize and filter the catalog.

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Tool Catalog

  • Name: A descriptive name for the collection.
  • Short Description: A brief summary of the tools included.
  • Long Description: Detailed information about the catalog’s capabilities.
  • Icon: A visual identifier for the catalog.
  • Tools: A list where you can add or remove specific tools.
  • Tags: Labels to help categorize and filter the catalog.

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How to Create an LLM Catalog

Catalogs are collections of LLM providers and routers that you can assign to specific Teams to manage access easily. To create a new LLM Catalog in Tyk AI Studio:
  1. In the sidebar, select Catalogs > LLM catalogs.
  2. Click Add catalog.
  3. Enter the Catalog Name (Required).
  4. In Add LLM provider, select the LLM providers to include.
  5. (Optional) In Add model router and Add semantic router, select the routers to include.
  6. Click Create catalog.
  7. Once created, navigate to the Teams section to assign this catalog to a Team. Add LLM Catalog Form

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How to Create a Data Source Catalog

Catalogs are collections of data sources that you can assign to specific Teams to manage access easily. To create a new Data Catalog in Tyk AI Studio:
  1. In the sidebar, select Catalogs > Data catalogs.
  2. Click Add catalog.
  3. Enter the Catalog Name (Required) and Short Description (Required).
  4. (Optional) Enter a Long Description and an Icon.
  5. In Add data source, select the data sources to include.
  6. (Optional) In Add tag, add tags to label the catalog.
  7. Click Create catalog.
  8. Once created, navigate to the Teams section to assign this catalog to a Team. Add Data Catalog Form

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How to Create a Tool Catalog

Catalogs are collections of tools that you can assign to specific Teams to manage access easily. To create a new Tool Catalog in Tyk AI Studio:
  1. In the sidebar, select Catalogs > Tool catalogs.
  2. Click Add catalog.
  3. Enter the Name (Required).
  4. (Optional) Enter a Short Description, Long Description, and an Icon.
  5. In Add tool, select the tools to include.
  6. (Optional) In Add tag, add tags to label the catalog.
  7. Click Create catalog.
  8. Once created, navigate to the Teams section to assign this catalog to a Team. Add Tool Catalog Form