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-# routstr-proxy
-routstr proxy running in front of any openai-compatible api to handle api key payments
+# proxy
+
+a reverse proxy that you can plug in front of any openai compatible api endpoint
+to handle api-key based payments using cashu tokens or bold12 lightning invoices
+
+we also want to provice a internal dashboard
+- general settings
+- configure payment methods
+- request evals
+- publish your listing to nostr
+- monitor traffic