Provider Operations
This is the Router operations board for provider keys, adapter blockers, and gateway smoke readiness. AgentCosts stays observe-first: providers can be tested through the gateway only after server-side keys exist, and automated routing stays gated behind trustworthy cost reports and budget alerts.
Readiness buckets
Gateway-supported providers: 6. These are the only candidates that should appear in observe-first proxy tests until native adapters are intentionally built.
Operating policy
Normalize OpenAI-compatible providers first: OpenAI, DeepSeek, Groq, and OpenRouter.
Keep native adapters for Anthropic and Gemini planned until the logging/reporting loop is stable.
Treat non-LLM providers as catalog demand signals before adding routing adapters.
Current rule
AgentCosts manages provider integrations as a non-secret catalog plus server-only environment-variable readiness. During beta, the Router observes and reports usage first; proxy routing should graduate provider by provider after cost reports and budget alerts are trusted.
Next integration queue
#1 / cheap / openai-compatible
Run a small observe-first gateway smoke test for DeepSeek R1, then review D1 event quality before expanding traffic.
Blocker: No credential blocker detected.
#2 / cheap / openai-compatible
Run a small observe-first gateway smoke test for DeepSeek V3.2, then review D1 event quality before expanding traffic.
Blocker: No credential blocker detected.
#3 / fast / openai-compatible
Add GROQ_API_KEY in Vercel Production before running Groq gateway smoke tests.
Blocker: Missing server environment variable: GROQ_API_KEY.
#4 / premium / openai-compatible
Add OPENAI_API_KEY in Vercel Production before running DALL-E 3 gateway smoke tests.
Blocker: Missing server environment variable: OPENAI_API_KEY.
#5 / premium / openai-compatible
Add OPENAI_API_KEY in Vercel Production before running OpenAI o1 gateway smoke tests.
Blocker: Missing server environment variable: OPENAI_API_KEY.
#6 / fallback / aggregator
Add OPENROUTER_API_KEY in Vercel Production before running OpenRouter gateway smoke tests.
Blocker: Missing server environment variable: OPENROUTER_API_KEY.
#7 / premium / native-adapter
Defer adapter work until observe-first OpenAI-compatible providers prove the savings report loop.
Blocker: Native adapter and pricing normalization are not implemented.
#8 / premium / native-adapter
Defer adapter work until observe-first OpenAI-compatible providers prove the savings report loop.
Blocker: Native adapter and pricing normalization are not implemented.
cheap / openai-compatible
Credential
Server env
Gateway
Supported
Cheap lane for extraction, classification, and routine automation.
Next action
Run a small observe-first gateway smoke test for DeepSeek R1, then review D1 event quality before expanding traffic.
Env: DEEPSEEK_API_KEY
cheap / openai-compatible
Credential
Server env
Gateway
Supported
Cheap lane for extraction, classification, and routine automation.
Next action
Run a small observe-first gateway smoke test for DeepSeek V3.2, then review D1 event quality before expanding traffic.
Env: DEEPSEEK_API_KEY
fast / openai-compatible
Credential
Server env
Gateway
Supported
Fast lane for realtime UX and short responses.
Next action
Add GROQ_API_KEY in Vercel Production before running Groq gateway smoke tests.
Env: GROQ_API_KEY
premium / openai-compatible
Credential
Server env
Gateway
Supported
Premium reasoning, coding, and baseline cost comparison.
Next action
Add OPENAI_API_KEY in Vercel Production before running DALL-E 3 gateway smoke tests.
Env: OPENAI_API_KEY
premium / openai-compatible
Credential
Server env
Gateway
Supported
Premium reasoning, coding, and baseline cost comparison.
Next action
Add OPENAI_API_KEY in Vercel Production before running OpenAI o1 gateway smoke tests.
Env: OPENAI_API_KEY
fallback / aggregator
Credential
Server env
Gateway
Supported
Fallback and long-tail model access during routing tests.
Next action
Add OPENROUTER_API_KEY in Vercel Production before running OpenRouter gateway smoke tests.
Env: OPENROUTER_API_KEY
not_routable / not-applicable
Credential
Catalog only
Gateway
Blocked
Catalog-only provider. Useful for discovery today; not yet part of Router logging or routing lanes.
Next action
Keep this provider in the public catalog until beta users ask for workflow-level cost tracking.
Env: not assigned
not_routable / not-applicable
Credential
Catalog only
Gateway
Blocked
Catalog-only provider. Useful for discovery today; not yet part of Router logging or routing lanes.
Next action
Keep this provider in the public catalog until beta users ask for workflow-level cost tracking.
Env: not assigned
not_routable / not-applicable
Credential
Catalog only
Gateway
Blocked
Catalog-only provider. Useful for discovery today; not yet part of Router logging or routing lanes.
Next action
Keep this provider in the public catalog until beta users ask for workflow-level cost tracking.
Env: not assigned
not_routable / not-applicable
Credential
Catalog only
Gateway
Blocked
Catalog-only provider. Useful for discovery today; not yet part of Router logging or routing lanes.
Next action
Keep this provider in the public catalog until beta users ask for workflow-level cost tracking.
Env: not assigned
not_routable / not-applicable
Credential
Catalog only
Gateway
Blocked
Catalog-only provider. Useful for discovery today; not yet part of Router logging or routing lanes.
Next action
Keep this provider in the public catalog until beta users ask for workflow-level cost tracking.
Env: not assigned
premium / native-adapter
Credential
Planned server env
Gateway
Blocked
Premium synthesis and long-context workflows.
Next action
Defer adapter work until observe-first OpenAI-compatible providers prove the savings report loop.
Env: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
premium / native-adapter
Credential
Planned server env
Gateway
Blocked
Long-context and multimodal experiments.
Next action
Defer adapter work until observe-first OpenAI-compatible providers prove the savings report loop.
Env: GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY
Catalog demand signals
These providers remain useful for acquisition and research, but they should not consume adapter work until a beta workflow proves repeated demand.