How long does the integration take?

Change one base URL in an OpenAI-compatible client, or install the Python or TypeScript SDK; the quickstart routes a first request in a few minutes.

Will this lock us into another vendor?

No. The router is Apache-2.0 open source, your provider keys stay yours, and the API is OpenAI-compatible, so leaving is a change of base URL.

What happens when a provider fails?

The router falls back to the next model your policy allows and records the fallback in the trace, so an outage costs a retry, not an incident.

understand - Prompt - OpenSmartRoute

Prompt file imported from FarooqProProgrammer/anti-ai-design (.cursor/commands/understand.md). Copyright stays with the author.

Cursor Command: /understand

Executes Phase 1 (Understand) of the AI Engineering Workflow in Cursor.

Invocation in Cursor

Type /understand <task description> in Cursor Chat or Composer.

Mandatory Instructions

Contradiction Check:
- Query wiki/index.md, compiled wiki/ articles, and C:\Users\farooq\.cursor\projects.
- If the request contradicts existing architecture, HALT and return the contradiction.
Brainstorming:
- Identify Goals, Non-Goals, Anti-Goals.
- Present 2–3 architectural approaches with trade-offs.
Grill-Me:
- Run Socratic technical interview on edge cases, failure modes, and unstated assumptions.
Code Reconnaissance:
- Trace callers and callees. Note error handling and state conventions.
Visual Diagram:
- Update diagrams/01-understand.exceldraw.
HARD RULE:
- READ-ONLY. Zero code modifications allowed.

# Cursor Command: /understand Executes **Phase 1 (Understand)** of the AI Engineering Workflow in Cursor. --- ## Invocation in Cursor Type `/understand <task description>` in Cursor Chat or Composer. --- ## Mandatory Instructions 1. **Contradiction Check**: - Query `wiki/index.md`, compiled `wiki/` articles, and `C:\Users\farooq\.cursor\projects`. - If the request contradicts existing architecture, HALT and return the contradiction. 2. **Brainstorming**: - Identify Goals, Non-Goals, Anti-Goals. - Present 2–3 architectural approaches with trade-offs. 3. **Grill-Me**: - Run Socratic technical interview on edge cases, failure modes, and unstated assumptions. 4. **Code Reconnaissance**: - Trace callers and callees. Note error handling and state conventions. 5. **Visual Diagram**: - Update `diagrams/01-understand.exceldraw`. 6. **HARD RULE**: - **READ-ONLY.** Zero code modifications allowed.

Install understand and it becomes one more candidate the router can pick - when it fits.

A listing is a routing target with a manifest: what it does, which domains it covers, what it costs and who publishes it. Once installed it sits beside your own models and tools, is scored like any other candidate for each request, and shows up in the trace when it wins. Ratings come from workspaces that installed it, one per account.

understand

About

Cursor Command: /understand

Invocation in Cursor

Mandatory Instructions

Use it

Install understand and it becomes one more candidate the router can pick - when it fits.

What it costs to adopt - in engineering time.

One base URL

No vendor lock-in

Failover built in

Manifest

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