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Quick Reference

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Core Components

ComponentPurposeTime to Learn
🏛️ Account InterfaceProvider configuration and key management5 min
🤖 Bifrost ClientMain client methods and request handling10 min
🔌 PluginsCustom middleware and request/response hooks15 min
🛠️ MCP IntegrationTool calling and external integrations15 min
📊 LoggingCustom logging and monitoring5 min
📋 SchemasData structures and interfaces reference10 min

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Usage Patterns

🚀 Basic Usage (Most Common) 
import (
    bifrost "github.com/maximhq/bifrost/core"
    "github.com/maximhq/bifrost/core/schemas"
)

// Simple account implementation
type MyAccount struct{}
// ... implement Account interface

func main() {
    client, _ := bifrost.Init(schemas.BifrostConfig{
        Account: &MyAccount{},
    })
    defer client.Cleanup()

    response, err := client.ChatCompletionRequest(context.Background(), &schemas.BifrostRequest{
        Provider: schemas.OpenAI,
        Model:    "gpt-4o-mini",
        Input: schemas.RequestInput{
            ChatCompletionInput: &[]schemas.BifrostMessage{
                {Role: schemas.ModelChatMessageRoleUser, Content: schemas.MessageContent{ContentStr: &message}},
            },
        },
    })
}
⚡ Multi-Provider with Fallbacks 
response, err := client.ChatCompletionRequest(ctx, &schemas.BifrostRequest{
    Provider: schemas.OpenAI,
    Model:    "gpt-4o-mini",
    Input:    input,
    Fallbacks: []schemas.Fallback{
        {Provider: schemas.Anthropic, Model: "claude-3-sonnet-20240229"},
        {Provider: schemas.Vertex, Model: "gemini-pro"},
    },
})
🛠️ Tool Calling 
response, err := client.ChatCompletionRequest(ctx, &schemas.BifrostRequest{
    Provider: schemas.OpenAI,
    Model:    "gpt-4o-mini",
    Input:    input,
    Params: &schemas.ModelParameters{
        Tools: &[]schemas.Tool{weatherTool},
        ToolChoice: &schemas.ToolChoice{ToolChoiceStr: &auto},
    },
})
🔌 With Custom Plugin 
client, _ := bifrost.Init(schemas.BifrostConfig{
    Account: &MyAccount{},
    Plugins: []schemas.Plugin{&MyCustomPlugin{}},
})

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🎯 Common Use Cases

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”I want to…”

GoalStart HereExample Code
Add multiple AI providersAccount InterfaceMulti-provider setup
Handle failover automaticallyBifrost ClientFallback configuration
Add custom logging/monitoringPluginsRate limiting, caching
Use external tools/APIsMCP IntegrationDatabase queries, web search
Optimize for productionAccount InterfaceConnection pooling, keys
Debug requests/responsesLoggingCustom logger setup
Build a chatbot with toolsMCP IntegrationTool registration
Understand error typesSchemasBifrostError handling
Add rate limitingPluginsPreHook implementation
Cache responsesPluginsPostHook response caching

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🏗️ Architecture Overview

Understanding the Flow: 
Your App → Account → Bifrost Client → Plugins → Provider → Response
  • Account Interface: Configuration provider (keys, settings, provider configs)
  • Bifrost Client: Core request router with fallbacks and concurrency
  • Plugins: Request/response middleware (rate limiting, caching, monitoring)
  • MCP Integration: Tool calling and external service integration
🏛️ Deep Architecture: For system internals, worker design, and performance details, see Architecture Documentation.

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🌐 Language Integrations

Using HTTP Transport Instead? If you need to use Bifrost from non-Go languages (Python, Node.js, etc.) or in microservices:
💡 Tip: HTTP transport hosts the same Go package via REST API, so concepts like Account and Plugins are configured via JSON instead of Go code.

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🔧 Advanced Configuration

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Performance Tuning

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Production Setup

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Development

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📚 Next Steps

Quick Start Path:
  1. ⚡ 30-second setup - Get running now
  2. 🏛️ Account setup - Configure providers and keys
  3. 🤖 Client usage - Learn core methods
  4. 🔌 Add plugins - Customize behavior (optional)
Advanced Features: