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Announcing Built On Envoy: Making Envoy Extensions Accessible to Everyone

Apr 7, 2026

Not Everything Needs an LLM: When to Remove the AI from Your AI Agent

We built an agent to sync compliance data. Then we built a version without the LLM that runs faster, costs less, and produces identical results. Knowing when to remove the AI is an underrated skill.

Two Ways to Build a Cost Agent (And Why We Use Both)

Agent Router Enterprise

Apr 3, 2026

Two Ways to Build a Cost Agent (And Why We Use Both)

We built two fundamentally different architectures for our cost optimization agents. One lets the LLM drive. The other relegates it to a single call. Both have their place.

Your Agent Found 2.4 Percent of the Savings. Now What?

Agent Router Enterprise

Mar 23, 2026

Your Agent Found 2.4 Percent of the Savings. Now What?

We built a cost optimization agent. It worked. Then we did the math: it was catching 2.4 percent of the savings. Here's what was missing and what we changed.

From Plain English to Governed Workflows: How WorkflowIQ Earned Runner-Up at the Tetrate AI Buildathon

Tetrate Agent Router Service

Mar 18, 2026

From Plain English to Governed Workflows: How WorkflowIQ Earned Runner-Up at the Tetrate AI Buildathon

WorkflowIQ's runner-up finish at the first Tetrate AI Buildathon underscores its innovative approach to governed AI workflows—turning plain English into structured, event-driven processes.

From Photos to Packing Lists: How Mvio Won the First Tetrate AI Buildathon

Tetrate Agent Router Service

Mar 5, 2026

From Photos to Packing Lists: How Mvio Won the First Tetrate AI Buildathon

Mvio won the first Tetrate AI Buildathon by turning moving inventory into a simple photo-to-structured-data workflow. Here's how they did it and why it matters.

Reflections on the First Tetrate AI Buildathon

Tetrate Agent Router Service

Feb 24, 2026

Reflections on the First Tetrate AI Buildathon

A reflection on the first Tetrate AI Buildathon—the supportive community, the intentional 'Buildathon' approach, 16 demoable projects, and what comes next.

We Built an AI Agent to Cut Our Cloud Bill in Half

Agent Router Enterprise

Feb 17, 2026

We Built an AI Agent to Cut Our Cloud Bill in Half

Our cloud bill was attracting board-level attention. Instead of hiring a FinOps team, we built AI agents that scan AWS, GCP, and Azure weekly. Here's what we learned.

FINRA Just Told You What They'll Examine Your AI Agents On

Agent Router Enterprise

Feb 10, 2026

FINRA Just Told You What They'll Examine Your AI Agents On

FINRA's 2026 report has a new section on AI agents with seven named risks and four considerations for firms. Here's what that actually means for your engineering team.

Determinism + Transparency: The Use Cases Waiting to Be Unlocked

Agent Router Enterprise

Feb 2, 2026

Determinism + Transparency: The Use Cases Waiting to Be Unlocked

There's a world where LLMs sit comfortably inside traditional model-risk frameworks. With deterministic inference and transparent models, we're closer than you think.

Announcing Built On Envoy: Making Envoy Extensions Accessible to Everyone

Tetrate Blog

Announcing Built On Envoy: Making Envoy Extensions Accessible to Everyone

Not Everything Needs an LLM: When to Remove the AI from Your AI Agent

Two Ways to Build a Cost Agent (And Why We Use Both)

Your Agent Found 2.4 Percent of the Savings. Now What?

From Plain English to Governed Workflows: How WorkflowIQ Earned Runner-Up at the Tetrate AI Buildathon

From Photos to Packing Lists: How Mvio Won the First Tetrate AI Buildathon

Reflections on the First Tetrate AI Buildathon

We Built an AI Agent to Cut Our Cloud Bill in Half

FINRA Just Told You What They'll Examine Your AI Agents On

Determinism + Transparency: The Use Cases Waiting to Be Unlocked

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