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# Model Parameters

### Config

| Attribute              | Type    | Default                   |
| ---------------------- | ------- | ------------------------- |
| `extra`                | `str`   | `"allow"`                 |
| `env_prefix`           | `str`   | `"MLSERVER_MODEL_"`       |
| `env_file`             | `str`   | `".env"`                  |
| `protected_namespaces` | `tuple` | `('model_', 'settings_')` |

### Fields

| Field                             | Type             | Default     | Description                                                                                                             |
| --------------------------------- | ---------------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `autogenerate_inference_pool_gid` | `bool`           | `False`     | Flag to autogenerate the inference pool group id for this model.                                                        |
| `content_type`                    | `Optional[str]`  | `None`      | Default content type to use for requests and responses.                                                                 |
| `environment_path`                | `Optional[str]`  | `None`      | Path to a directory that contains the python environment to be used to load this model.                                 |
| `environment_tarball`             | `Optional[str]`  | `None`      | Path to the environment tarball which should be used to load this model.                                                |
| `extra`                           | `Optional[dict]` | `<factory>` | Arbitrary settings, dependent on the inference runtime implementation.                                                  |
| `format`                          | `Optional[str]`  | `None`      | Format of the model (only available on certain runtimes).                                                               |
| `inference_pool_gid`              | `Optional[str]`  | `None`      | Inference pool group id to be used to serve this model.                                                                 |
| `uri`                             | `Optional[str]`  | `None`      | URI where the model artifacts can be found. This path must be either absolute or relative to where MLServer is running. |
| `version`                         | `Optional[str]`  | `None`      | Version of the model.                                                                                                   |