What Is AI Proxy Pattern?
An architecture pattern that routes all AI API traffic through an internal proxy service for centralized logging, rate limiting, cost tracking, and policy enforcement.
Definition
An architecture pattern that routes all AI API traffic through an internal proxy service for centralized logging, rate limiting, cost tracking, and policy enforcement.
Organizations use AI proxies to govern how developers and AI agents consume LLM APIs within CDEs, preventing runaway costs and ensuring compliance with data handling policies.
Where This Fits
This term is covered in depth on Agent Egress Control and Network Policy for AI Agents.
Allowlisting where an agent may connect, proxying package installs, and why egress is the most effective control surface for autonomous code.