One shared AI API key is not a team workflow

Short summary

Sharing one AI API key across a team creates blind spots when bills, rate limits, or errors appear with no project-level attribution. The fix is lightweight: create separate project keys per client, environment, or product, keep them server-side, and treat usage logs as a shared ledger. The post concludes with a pitch for TackleKey, an OpenAI-compatible API workspace built around project keys and cost-aware validation.

• •Shared API keys prevent per-project cost and usage attribution
• •Use separate project keys for demos, staging, and production
• •Treat usage logs as a team ledger for explainability

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