Practical writing on LLM cost, control, and compatibility — with the mechanics spelled out.
Long-form notes from building and running self-hosted AI gateways: what actually moves cost, what breaks in production, and how to govern model and tool access without blocking your teams.
Aggregating MCP servers behind one endpoint, tool-level ACLs on the same plane as model permissions, and why server credentials should never reach the agent.
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