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 "generated": "2026-10-26",
 "id": "experientiallabs-experiential--run-one-openai-compatible-gateway-for-all-your-models",
 "repo": "experientiallabs/experiential",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/experientiallabs/experiential",
 "repo_slug": "experientiallabs-experiential",
 "title": "Run one local gateway in front of all your models",
 "page_title": "How to run one local gateway in front of all your models with Experiential",
 "summary": "Start the gateway with exp, get a one-time key and send a normal chat request to a public alias.",
 "who": "A developer who switches between providers and wants a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint with a budget on it.",
 "problem": "Every tool wants its own provider key and URL, and nothing stops one runaway agent from burning through money.",
 "outcome": "A local OpenAI-compatible gateway that answers requests for an alias you chose, with a command budget attached.",
 "steps": [
  "Run `pip install experiential`",
  "Run `exp` to start a local OpenAI-compatible gateway; the setup wizard picks provider, model and reasoning effort, then shows defaults for the public alias, identity and the `$50.00` command budget before printing a one-time key",
  "Choose a public alias such as `opus-5` and capture the issued key",
  "Set the key with `export EXP_GATEWAY_KEY=...`, then send the curl request from the README to `http://127.0.0.1:8000/v1/chat/completions` with your alias as the model and the key in the Authorization header"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Install experientiallabs/experiential with `pip install experiential`, start the local gateway with `exp`, and walk me through the setup wizard. Pick the provider and model I choose, create the public alias <alias>, then send the curl test request from the README and show me the response.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex",
  "cursor"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "15 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README shows the local gateway on 127.0.0.1:8000 only; check the docs before exposing it to other machines.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "Python with pip to install the package",
  "Provider keys for the models you want to route to (hosted, BYOK or local)",
  "For Capture: macOS, Python 3.13 or newer, and approval for its extension and certificate",
  "Optional: an account on the hosted platform, and Tinker for fine-tuning an open source model"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "The gateway holds your provider keys and issues a key of its own, so keep both out of git and out of shared shells."
  }
 ],
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 "score": 1.0,
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