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Local AI gateway

A local AI gateway for model requests.

AgentGate sits on your machine and gives AI apps one local entry for provider routing, protocol conversion, tracing, and rollback.

direct answer

Short answer: AgentGate sits on your machine and gives AI apps one local entry for provider routing, protocol conversion, tracing, and rollback.

Best fit

  • You want AI apps to keep one stable local endpoint.
  • You need provider switching, request logs, cost visibility, or failover.
  • You want client config changes to be reversible.

Not ideal

  • You use one client, one provider, and the setup rarely changes.
  • You do not need logs, failover, cost tracking, or config rollback.

What a local AI gateway does

It gives your AI apps a stable local endpoint, then decides which upstream provider and model should handle each request.

Why AgentGate

AgentGate focuses on client compatibility, local logs, provider failover, multi-key rotation, and reversible config changes instead of hiding everything behind a hosted service.

Who it is for

Use it when you run multiple AI clients, compare providers, need request history, or want a safer way to switch model backends without breaking client workflows.

agentgate --faq

FAQ.

Is AgentGate only for coding tools?

No. It works best with supported clients today, but the goal is broader AI app request routing.

Does AgentGate sell API keys?

No. You bring your own provider keys and run the gateway locally.