# Contributing to awesome-ai-gateways

Thanks for your interest in contributing!

## How to Contribute

1. **Fork the repository**
2. **Add your tool/resource** in the appropriate section
3. **Follow the format** (see below)
4. **Submit a Pull Request**

## Format Guidelines

### Adding a Tool

```markdown
- [ToolName](https://github.com/user/repo) - Brief description. [[License]](link)
  - Key feature 1
  - Key feature 2
```

### Requirements for Inclusion

- Must be related to AI gateways, LLM routing, or related infrastructure
- Must be a real, working project (no dead repos)
- Should have a brief description of what it does
- Include relevant metrics when available (stars, forks, etc.)

### Categories

- **AI Gateways** - Unified API gateways
- **Semantic Caching** - Caching layer tools
- **Cost Tracking & Analytics** - Monitoring and cost tools
- **Load Balancing & Routing** - Traffic distribution
- **API Management & Rate Limiting** - Access control
- **Observability & Logging** - Tracing and monitoring
- **SDKs & Libraries** - Client libraries
- **Guardrails & Security** - Content filtering, security

## Quality Standards

- Links should be permanent (no redirect chains)
- Include stars/forks if available
- Prefer open-source with clear licensing
- Avoid duplicate entries

## Thank You!

Your contributions help the community discover the best AI infrastructure tools.
