Experiential: Route AI model requests through one controlled gateway

What it does

Experiential sits between your apps and AI models. It offers one OpenAI-compatible API, meaning tools built for OpenAI's request format can talk to it. It reaches hosted models, models paid through your own provider keys (BYOK, bring your own key), and local models. It can also turn recorded traffic into a custom router that picks models for quality, speed and cost.

How to use it

Start the local gateway; on first run a setup wizard asks you to pick providers and models, shows a default budget, then prints a one-time key. Send requests with that key. A hosted gateway on the creator's platform also exists, separate from the local version.

Common use cases

• Point a coding agent such as Claude Code or Cursor at the gateway, so its model calls follow your budget and access rules.
• Give the build command a file of recorded agent traces and get a project router that chooses models for your tasks.
• Decide which users and agents may use which models and how much they can spend, then send their requests through the gateway.