The latest articles on DEV Community by david korir (@david_korir_5824b8ef24abe). https://dev.to/david_korir_5824b8ef24abe https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4061614%2F7b0d78b3-955f-40f0-b554-5e1d241356bb.png https://dev.to/david_korir_5824b8ef24abe en david korir Thu, 13 Aug 2026 03:38:33 +0000 https://dev.to/david_korir_5824b8ef24abe/small-ai-teams-need-simple-api-infrastructure-3813 https://dev.to/david_korir_5824b8ef24abe/small-ai-teams-need-simple-api-infrastructure-3813 <p>Small teams building AI products usually move fast.</p> <p>That speed is useful, but it can also create messy workflows.</p> <p>A team may start with one model and one integration. Then it adds another model, another experiment, more usage, more docs, and more dashboard needs.</p> <p>At that point, AI API management becomes a shared team problem.</p> <p>A useful workflow should make it easy to:</p> <ul> <li>Explore model options</li> <li>Manage API access</li> <li>Check usage</li> <li>Find integration docs</li> <li>Keep dashboards understandable</li> </ul> <p>ChinaRouter is our attempt to make this workflow simpler.</p> <p>It is a unified AI API gateway and admin dashboard for developers, AI builders, and teams. It brings model marketplace access, API gateway workflow, usage lookup, dashboard management, and integration documentation into one place.</p> <p>Website: <a href="https://chinarouter.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://chinarouter.net/</a></p> <p>If you are building AI products with a small team, how do you keep API workflows organized?</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F7ocy5qiyxzp5ham4j1xm.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F7ocy5qiyxzp5ham4j1xm.png" alt=" " width="457" height="483"></a><br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ft2c3d3yuinjq9xzzzfwa.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ft2c3d3yuinjq9xzzzfwa.png" alt=" " width="451" height="552"></a></p> ai api david korir Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:31:26 +0000 https://dev.to/david_korir_5824b8ef24abe/small-ai-teams-need-simple-api-infrastructure-3mfl https://dev.to/david_korir_5824b8ef24abe/small-ai-teams-need-simple-api-infrastructure-3mfl <p>Small teams building AI products usually move fast.</p> <p>That speed is useful, but it can also create messy workflows.</p> <p>A team may start with one model and one integration. Then it adds another model, another experiment, more usage, more docs, and more dashboard needs.</p> <p>At that point, AI API management becomes a shared team problem.</p> <p>A useful workflow should make it easy to:</p> <ul> <li>Explore model options</li> <li>Manage API access</li> <li>Check usage</li> <li>Find integration docs</li> <li>Keep dashboards understandable</li> </ul> <p>ChinaRouter is a unified AI API gateway and admin dashboard designed around this problem.</p> <p>Website: <a href="https://chinarouter.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://chinarouter.net/</a></p> <p>If you are building AI products with a small team, how do you keep API workflows organized?</p> ai api david korir Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:11:34 +0000 https://dev.to/david_korir_5824b8ef24abe/sharing-chinarouter-a-unified-ai-api-gateway-7lo https://dev.to/david_korir_5824b8ef24abe/sharing-chinarouter-a-unified-ai-api-gateway-7lo <p>I wanted to share ChinaRouter with the DEV community.</p> <p>ChinaRouter is a unified AI API gateway and admin dashboard for developers, AI builders, and teams.</p> <p>It helps organize key AI API workflows such as:</p> <ul> <li>Model marketplace access</li> <li>Usage lookup</li> <li>Dashboard management</li> <li>Integration documentation</li> </ul> <p>If you are building AI applications or managing model-based workflows, it may be useful to explore.</p> <p>Website: <a href="https://chinarouter.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://chinarouter.net/</a></p> <p>Feedback is welcome.<br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/..." class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/..." alt="Uploading image" width="800" height="400"></a></p> ai api