Checklist: I Found An Agent Running Under A Rotated API Key - Here's What KYA Finally Named

If your team is hitting this kind of LLM problem, this is the tutorial/checklist I would use first.

Problem focus: I Found An Agent Running Under A Rotated API Key - Here's What KYA Finally Named

Tutorial

1. Make the current provider, model, prompt, and tool path visible in one request trace before changing multiple variables.
2. Reduce the workflow to the cheapest stable path that still works, then add guarded fallbacks back one by one.
3. Write down the exact rule for when to switch providers or models so cost control and reliability stay predictable.

Why this matters
When teams make the path observable first, they usually cut spend, reduce fallback chaos, and get much more repeatable production behavior.

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