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Doubleword Control Layer
The world’s fastest AI model gateway (450x less overhead than LiteLLM).
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About Doubleword Control Layer
Doubleword Control Layer is a Rust-based AI model gateway that provides unified access to LLMs across endpoints such as OpenAI and self-hosted models behind a single authentication layer. It includes API key generation, user management, and request logging. The project claims 450x less overhead than LiteLLM.
Best for
Teams needing a lightweight, self-hosted LLM gateway with centralized access control.
Use cases
- Route requests to multiple LLM endpoints through one API key
- Manage user access and API keys for internal AI tools
- Log and monitor LLM requests for observability
Notes
95 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-10-01. Licensed Apache-2.0.
Pros
- Very low overhead compared to LiteLLM, with a claimed 450x reduction
- Unified authentication and user management in one layer
- Written in Rust for performance
Cons
- Early-stage project with only 95 GitHub stars
- Community-maintained, so no commercial support
- Limited ecosystem and integrations compared to established gateways
Key facts
What we have checked
- Days since the last commit
- 0
- GitHub forks
- 16
- GitHub stars
- 97
- Days to a first reply on issues
- 61.5
- Open issues
- 7
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 100
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Stars and usage
How Doubleword Control Layer is growing
95 to 97
Health and security
Is Doubleword Control Layer looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
75 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Recent activity | 30 of 30 | Last push 0 days ago |
| Releases | 15 of 15 | 100 releases in 90 days |
| Issue replies | 0 of 20 | First reply in 61.5 days (median) |
| Maintainer | 15 of 15 | Owned by an organisation |
| Official source | Not counted | MCP servers only |
Sources
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- GitHubRegistry
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