I’ve been struggling with maintaining separate API keys for different AI models in our automated testing pipeline. Every time we add a new model or rotate keys, it creates maintenance nightmares. Heard something about unified model access solutions but not sure where to start. How are others handling this without creating dependency hell?
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We built a custom proxy server to consolidate API calls, but maintenance became its own project. Recently moved to a platform that abstracts away the key management - night and day difference for CI/CD pipelines.
Two approaches I’ve seen work:
- Environment variable management with rotating credentials
- Service accounts with granular permissions
But both require significant DevOps overhead. There’s newer solutions that handle this at the platform level - worth investigating if you’re scaling beyond 5-10 models.
api gateways help but get pricey. found some cli tools that rotate keys auto-magically. still need better solution tho