Stories from the gateway
Guides
VS Code LLM Extension Setup: Custom Endpoints That Work
A provider-agnostic guide to wiring any VS Code AI extension to your own endpoint — where settings live, what the extension cannot infer, and how to debug it.
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Cost & Pricing
What a Model Upgrade Costs Beyond the Per-Token Rate
A newer model at a lower rate can still raise your monthly bill. Regression testing, prompt drift, output length and tool-call changes are where the cost actually lands.
· 9 min read
Models
When to Switch Models: A Threshold Worth Crossing
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Fundamentals
Where Quantised Models Actually Lose Quality
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Models
Which Open Model Fits Your GPU: A Memory-First Guide
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Models
Why Benchmarks Disagree, and Which One to Believe
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Guides
Windsurf Setup Guide: Custom Models and the BYOK Question
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Guides
Writing Database Migration Scripts With an LLM
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Guides
Zed Setup Guide: Wiring Up a Custom Model Endpoint
· 8 min read
AI Agents
Agent Cost Control: Patterns That Bound the Worst Case
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AI Agents
Agent Error Recovery: Patterns That Keep the Loop Alive
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AI Agents
Agent Memory: Managing Context Before It Manages You
· 8 min readAI Agents
Agent Observability: Tracing a Loop You Cannot Reproduce
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AI Agents
Agent Planning Strategies: From ReAct to Explicit Plans
· 10 min readReady to start?
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