Less dashboard switching, more building

Malek SALIM — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:31:42 +0000

One small source of friction in AI development is dashboard switching.

You may use one page to explore models, another to check usage, another to read docs, and another to manage API access.

Each switch is small, but together they make the workflow feel heavier than it should.

For developers, good tooling should reduce this kind of operational friction.

ChinaRouter is built around that idea. It provides a unified AI API gateway and admin dashboard with entry points for model marketplace access, usage lookup, documentation, and dashboard management.

The goal is to make the AI API workflow easier to navigate, so builders can spend more time building.

Website: https://chinarouter.net/

How much of your AI development workflow still happens across separate dashboards?

A simple AI API gateway for indie makers

Malek SALIM — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:09:31 +0000

As an indie maker, I like tools that reduce operational friction.

When working with AI APIs, it is easy to jump between model pages, usage checks, docs, and dashboards. That overhead is small at first, but it grows as the project becomes more serious.

ChinaRouter is a unified AI API gateway and admin dashboard designed for developers, makers, and small teams.

It gives users a centralized place for:

Exploring models
Managing API workflows
Checking usage
Reading integration docs
Accessing a dashboard

Website: https://chinarouter.net/

If you are experimenting with AI products, this may be worth checking out.

DEV Community: Malek SALIM

Less dashboard switching, more building

A simple AI API gateway for indie makers