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AI-Gateway

Active·★ 1.0k·MIT·Updated 2026-09-16

AI Gateway is an enterprise-grade gateway powered by Azure API Management for managing AI models, tools, and agents. It provides security, performance, observability, cost control, and extensibility. The project includes 30+ hands-on labs to help users deploy and manage AI gateway capabilities in Azure.

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$ Install
$ git clone https://github.com/Azure-Samples/AI-Gateway.git && cd AI-Gateway && code .
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01

Features

01Security with OAuth 2.0, managed identities, and content safety filtering
02Performance with load balancing, semantic caching, and request routing
03Observability with token metrics, built-in logging, and tracing
04Cost control with rate limiting, quota management, and FinOps framework
05Extensibility with MCP protocol support, function calling, and multi-model routing
02

Compatibility

Azure API Management
Azure APIM
Verified via docs
Python
Python 3.12+
Verified via docs
VS Code
VS Code with Jupyter
Verified via docs
03

Quick start

1
$ git clone https://github.com/Azure-Samples/AI-Gateway.git
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$ cd AI-Gateway
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$ code .
04

Use cases

↳Manage and control access to Large Language Models with enterprise-grade policies
↳Enable secure tool access with MCP protocol and function calling
↳Build and control agentic applications with orchestration frameworks
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Labs to explore AI Models, MCP servers, and Agents with the AI Gateway powered by Azure API Management and Microsoft Foundry 🚀

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