adaptive-memory-multi-model-router 2.13.27 → 2.14.1

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  1. package/.github/workflows/auto-publish.yml +45 -0
  2. package/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml +6 -6
  3. package/ARCHITECTURE.md +1 -1
  4. package/LANDING.md +1 -1
  5. package/LAUNCH.md +21 -21
  6. package/MANIFESTO.md +2 -2
  7. package/README.md +39 -24
  8. package/README_ja.md +75 -11
  9. package/README_zh.md +71 -30
  10. package/SUBMISSIONS.md +1 -1
  11. package/_schema.html +19 -46
  12. package/articles/COMPETITOR_ALERTS.md +31 -0
  13. package/articles/DEVTO_MULTI_PROVIDER.md +1 -1
  14. package/articles/FRESH_devto.md +3 -3
  15. package/articles/FRESH_hackernews.md +4 -4
  16. package/articles/FRESH_reddit_ml.md +6 -6
  17. package/articles/FRESH_reddit_node.md +2 -2
  18. package/articles/FRESH_reddit_sideproject.md +1 -1
  19. package/articles/FRESH_reddit_webdev.md +1 -1
  20. package/articles/FROM_ZERO_TO_10K.md +2 -2
  21. package/articles/HN_ACCOUNT_GUIDE.md +21 -0
  22. package/articles/HN_CHINESE_STYLE.md +1 -1
  23. package/articles/HN_FINAL.md +7 -7
  24. package/articles/HN_TIMING_GUIDE.md +52 -0
  25. package/articles/INDIEHACKERS_POST.md +52 -0
  26. package/articles/LLM_BENCHMARK_DEEP_DIVE.md +1 -1
  27. package/articles/PRODUCTHUNT_LISTING.md +48 -0
  28. package/articles/SHOW_HN_FINAL.md +29 -0
  29. package/benchmark-results.json +22 -5
  30. package/demo/VEO3_PROMPTS.md +269 -0
  31. package/demo/VIDEO_PRODUCTION_GUIDE.md +333 -0
  32. package/demo/asciinema-demo.sh +184 -0
  33. package/demo/demo-hn.tape +95 -0
  34. package/docs/BENCHMARK.md +3 -3
  35. package/docs/COUNCIL_V2.2_DECISION.md +1 -1
  36. package/docs/GEO.md +4 -4
  37. package/docs/HN_CHECKLIST.md +2 -2
  38. package/docs/HN_FOUNDER_COMMENT.md +1 -1
  39. package/docs/HN_SUBMISSION_FINAL.md +12 -12
  40. package/docs/HN_SUBMISSION_V3.md +5 -5
  41. package/docs/QUICK_START.md +1 -1
  42. package/docs/TMLPD_V2.2_RESEARCH_ROADMAP.md +7 -7
  43. package/docs/UPDATE_TOPICS.md +1 -1
  44. package/docs/_config.yml +5 -5
  45. package/docs/architecture-diagram.md +40 -0
  46. package/docs/benchmark.html +4 -4
  47. package/docs/blog/routerarena-number-one.html +2 -2
  48. package/docs/comparison-litellm.md +88 -0
  49. package/docs/comparison.md +1 -1
  50. package/docs/cost-chart-ascii.md +42 -0
  51. package/docs/cost-comparison-chart.svg +88 -0
  52. package/docs/demo.html +1 -1
  53. package/docs/index.html +75 -30
  54. package/docs/llms.txt +31 -50
  55. package/docs/robots.txt +15 -0
  56. package/docs/sitemap.xml +60 -36
  57. package/hf-space/README.md +11 -10
  58. package/hf-space/app.py +214 -71
  59. package/hf-space/requirements.txt +1 -0
  60. package/index.html +1 -1
  61. package/llms.txt +31 -50
  62. package/package.json +1 -1
  63. package/proxy/README.md +2 -2
  64. package/scripts/push-to-gitee.sh +17 -44
package/_schema.html CHANGED
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ AI discoverability: Schema.org markup for LLM search engines
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  "alternateName": ["Adaptive Memory Multi-Model Router", "A3M", "a3m-router", "adaptive-memory-multi-model-router"],
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  "applicationCategory": ["DeveloperApplication", "WebApplication", "Utilities"],
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  "operatingSystem": ["Node.js", "Linux", "macOS", "Windows"],
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- "description": "Open-source LLM router with parallel multi-LLM execution, 47+ providers, 99.5% routing accuracy, 62% cost savings. 19.5 KB, zero ML dependencies. Features MCP server, LangChain integration, Vercel AI SDK, OpenAI-compatible proxy, web demo, and semantic cache.",
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+ "description": "#1 LLM routing benchmark & cheapest router with memory. Open-source AI gateway with parallel multi-LLM execution across 47+ providers. RouterArena score 76.43, cost $0.047/1K queries. Ensemble voting, semantic cache, budget enforcement, circuit breaker.",
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  "url": "https://github.com/Das-rebel/a3m-router",
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  "sameAs": [
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  "downloadUrl": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/adaptive-memory-multi-model-router",
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- "softwareVersion": "2.14.0",
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  "license": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT",
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+ "ratingValue": "76.43",
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+ "bestRating": "100",
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+ "worstRating": "0",
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+ "ratingCount": "1",
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+ "reviewCount": "1"
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  "featureList": [
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- "Parallel multi-LLM execution (unique — no other router does this)",
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- "RouteLLM-style routing with 12 signals (cost, latency, throughput, recency, reliability, and 7 more)",
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- "47+ LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Groq, Cerebras, Together, Ollama, and 40+ more)",
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- "Semantic cache (30%+ hit rate, 2x latency reduction)",
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- "Circuit breaker with failover (automatic provider rotation)",
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- "Prompt injection guardrails (input/output filtering)",
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- "Independent benchmark validation (published results)",
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- "MCP server (Model Context Protocol) for AI agent tool access",
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- "Vercel AI SDK compatible provider and stream handler",
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- "applicationSubCategory": "AI Infrastructure",
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+ # Competitor Alert Setup (F5bot)
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+ ## F5bot Setup (5 min)
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+ 1. Go to https://f5bot.com
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+ 2. Sign in with Google/GitHub
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+ - "llm router" (our category)
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+ - "llm gateway" (our category)
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+ I was spending $800/month on LLM APIs. So I built a router that cut it to $5.
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+ Hey IH 👋
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+ I kept watching my LLM apps send "what is 2+2?" to GPT-4o at $0.03/query.
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+ - Day 2: 320 downloads
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+ - Day 3: 1,903 downloads (245% growth)
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