CloudGrip Is a Self-Hosted Proxy for Controlling LLM API Budgets

Summary

CloudGrip is an open-source project for a lightweight, self-hosted proxy gateway and dashboard that manages LLM API budgets and execution loops. Built with Node.js, Express, and SQLite, it is designed to stop runaway agent loops and unmonitored context reloads from consuming API budgets. Its budget circuit-breaker automatically halts requests when a configured spending cap is reached. The system also tracks site visits, client spending, request metadata, and token metrics through real-time telemetry and an admin analytics dashboard. Logs and proxy state remain within the operator’s own instance, providing a self-hosted privacy model. The repository includes a quickstart using npm, environment variables, and a Node.js server, and is released under the MIT license.