[Bug]: "could not find vendor" error on v1.4.452 despite correct configuration in .env and config.yaml

What happened?

Description: After installing the latest version of Fabric (v1.4.452) via Go on Linux Mint, the application fails to recognize configured AI vendors (specifically Ollama and Gemini). Even after running fabric --setup and verifying that ~/.config/fabric/.env and config.yaml contain the correct values, the CLI returns a "could not find vendor" error.

Environment:

• OS: Linux Mint 22.3 (Ubuntu 24.04 base)
• Go version: go1.22.2 linux/amd64 (switched to 1.25.10 during fabric install)
• Fabric Version: v1.4.452
• Model Provider: Ollama (local)

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Install fabric via go install github.com/danielmiessler/fabric/cmd/fabric@latest.
2. Run fabric --setup.
3. Configure Ollama (Vendor 26) with default settings.
4. Set default vendor to Ollama and default model to gemma3:4b.
5. Run: echo "test" | fabric --pattern summarize.

Expected Behavior: Fabric should load the patterns and pipe the input to the configured Ollama model.

Actual Behavior:

1 Requested Model = 2 Default Model = gemma3:4b 3 Default Vendor = Ollama. 4 5 could not find vendor Note: Even manually specifying --vendor Ollama --model gemma3:4b results in no AI vendors configured to read models from.

Workaround found: Downgrading to version v1.4.322 resolved the issue immediately using the exact same configuration files. go install github.com/danielmiessler/fabric/cmd/[email protected]

Operating System

Linux - amd64

OS Version

NAME="Linux Mint"
VERSION="22.3 (Zena)"

How did you install Fabric?

From Source

Version

v1.4.322

Relevant log output

1. Error when running a pattern:

   1 Requested Model = 
   2 Default Model = gemma3:4b
   3 Default Vendor = Ollama.
   4
   5 could not find vendor

  2. Error when trying to list models:

   1 no AI vendors configured to read models from

  3. Error when trying to force vendor/model via flags:
   1 no AI vendors configured to read models from. Please configure at least one
     AI vendor

  4. Go installation log (shows version requirement):

   1 go: downloading github.com/danielmiessler/fabric v1.4.452
   2 go: github.com/danielmiessler/[email protected] requires go >= 1.25.1;
     switching to go1.25.10
   3 go: downloading go1.25.10 (linux/amd64)

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  Why these logs are important:
   * Logs 1 & 2 show that even though the variables are set, the application
     logic isn't "seeing" them.
   * Log 3 is the most critical because it shows that even the command-line
     flags (which usually override everything) are failing, suggesting a deep
     issue in the vendor initialization logic.
   * Log 4 helps them see which specific Go toolchain was used for the build.

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