# What is Gateway?

> Source: https://openclawdatabase.com/glossary/gateway/
> Last updated: 2026-04-18
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# What is Gateway?

A local proxy between your agent and one or more LLM providers. Used for request logging, provider failover, rate limiting, and prompt-cache sharing across multiple projects.

## See also

- [NemoClaw: Switching Providers](https://openclawdatabase.com/nemoclaw/switching-providers/)

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