OpenRouter Analytics API: Build a Per-Agent Cost and Usage Ledger
Build an OpenRouter cost ledger that reconciles cache hits, providers, models, and agent workflows.
SandBase Blog
Insights on AI agents, model routing, and building production-ready AI systems.
AI Agent Stack 2026: Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, MCP, and the Runtime Layer
A practical map of the 2026 AI agent stack: model providers, tool protocols, Skills, orchestration, and runtimes, with a clear guide to where each layer belongs.
Model Launch Tracking with X APIs and LLM Agents: A Verifiable Workflow
A practical workflow for tracking AI model launches with X discovery, primary-source checks, and LLM-assisted evidence packets using SandBase.
Open-Weight Models in Production: A Migration Checklist for AI Teams
A production checklist for moving an AI workflow to open-weight models: licensing, serving, evaluation, observability, fallback routing, and the limits of self-hosting.
Build a Research Agent with Model and Social Signals: A SandBase Pattern
A practical SandBase pattern for combining X discovery with model and search APIs while preserving evidence, source boundaries, and human approval.
X/Twitter API for AI Agents: Search, Trends, Tweet Detail, and Profiles
A practical guide to using X/Twitter search, trends, tweet detail, and profile data in AI agent workflows with SandBase, including boundaries, retries, caching, and safe tool design.
Your Agent Is Sandboxed. Why Can It Still Reach the Host?
A workspace-write policy can still leave a hidden route through host PIDs and /proc. See the fixed versions and a safe PID-namespace check.
Why Multimodal Agents' Context Budgets Drift When Screenshots Arrive
Why image-heavy agent sessions can outgrow a compaction ledger: how screenshots shift retention boundaries and what engineers need to log.
Claude Agent SDK: Python, TypeScript, Pricing & Setup (2026)
Claude Agent SDK setup guide for Python and TypeScript: installation, pricing, agent loop, permissions, MCP, sessions, and production gateway choices.