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Introducing RelayPlane: The Universal Control Plane for AI Models and Agents

Today we're launching RelayPlane, the missing layer between your app and every AI model or agent you need. One API. Total control. Zero backend duct tape.

Matthew Turley
May 26, 2025
3 min read
Introducing RelayPlane: The Universal Control Plane for AI Models and Agents

Meet RelayPlane

AI development is accelerating—but integrating it into production still feels like chaos. Each model has its own API. Each agent its own protocol. Logging, retries, fallbacks, cost controls? You're left duct taping five different services together.

RelayPlane is the fix.

It's a unified control plane that sits between your AI stack and your application. Route messages to any model or agent. Track cost, latency, and errors. Retry on failure. Chain multi-agent workflows. All with a single endpoint.

Why We Built It

We talked to dozens of AI builders. The pain was universal:

  • "How do I handle retries across vendors?"
  • "Can I track usage and costs per agent?"
  • "How do I go from Claude to GPT-4 to Gemini without writing glue code?"
There was no standard layer for orchestration, observability, or fallback. So we built it.

What RelayPlane Does

🔁 One API to Call Them All

Route requests to GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, Mistral, or any custom agent. Use your own API keys. No vendor lock-in.

🧠 Agent-to-Agent Workflows (A2A)

Chain multiple agents together in a single call. Great for multi-step reasoning, content pipelines, or assistant workflows.

🛠 Built-in Reliability Tools

Retries. Caching. Failover. Rate limits. All handled by RelayPlane—no custom backend logic required.

📊 Observability and Metering

Track every call: cost, latency, inputs, outputs. View usage dashboards or export logs for analysis.

🧩 Plugin SDK (Coming Soon)

Add custom routing logic, model selection rules, or dynamic fallback behavior. Think: your own Optimize engine.

Example: Workflow in 3 Calls

import { relay } from "@relayplane/js"

const response = await relay({
  to: "claude",
  payload: { messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Summarize this sales data" }] },
  next: [
    {
      to: "gpt-4",
      payload: (res) => ({ messages: [{ role: "user", content: res.summary + " → Create action items" }] })
    },
    {
      to: "gemini",
      payload: (res) => ({ messages: [{ role: "user", content: res.actionItems + " → Generate slide deck" }] })
    }
  ]
})

Who It's For

  • AI Engineers – Route models + agents with full observability
  • Tool Builders – Launch reliable features without custom infra
  • Enterprise Teams – Standardize AI access and control at scale

What's Next

We're just getting started. Here's what's coming:

  • 🔌 Plugin SDK – Extend RelayPlane with custom modules
  • 💡 Optimize Engine – Auto-select cheapest/fastest model per task
  • 🧱 Marketplace – Discover and deploy third-party agent plugins
  • 🔒 Enterprise Ready – SSO, audit logs, private cloud

Join the Early Access Program

We're in early access with limited slots available. If you're building with LLMs or agents—and tired of glue code—join the waitlist.

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Questions? Ping us on X @relayplaneai.

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