DropTicks Field Notes: LLM gateway design
Opinionated engineering notes for practical AI and software delivery. how to centralize provider access, budgets, routing, and observability
Practical writing on agentic systems, orchestration, automation design, and the operating patterns behind reliable AI delivery.
Opinionated engineering notes for practical AI and software delivery. how to centralize provider access, budgets, routing, and observability
How the workflow changes as traffic, users, or data volume grows. how to centralize provider access, budgets, routing, and observability
A map of useful tools, libraries, and platform decisions. how to centralize provider access, budgets, routing, and observability
How engineering, product, and operations teams should collaborate. how to centralize provider access, budgets, routing, and observability
How to prepare the workflow for CI/CD and production operations. how to centralize provider access, budgets, routing, and observability
The security and permission concerns that should be reviewed. how to centralize provider access, budgets, routing, and observability
How to measure quality, reliability, and operational readiness. how to centralize provider access, budgets, routing, and observability
The mistakes teams should identify before launch. how to centralize provider access, budgets, routing, and observability
A practical checklist for building and reviewing the workflow. how to centralize provider access, budgets, routing, and observability
A system-design view for planning production implementation. how to centralize provider access, budgets, routing, and observability
Opinionated engineering notes for practical AI and software delivery. how to serve open models with throughput, batching, and cost control
How the workflow changes as traffic, users, or data volume grows. how to serve open models with throughput, batching, and cost control