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Pick your path

There are three ways to add alignment verification and integrity checking to your AI agents. Choose the one that fits your constraints.

Comparison

FeatureGatewaySDK DirectSelf-Hosted
Setup time5 minutes30 minutes2 hours
Code changesNoneModerateModerate
AAP tracesAutomaticManualAutomatic
AIP integrityAutomaticManualAutomatic
DashboardIncludedIncludedSelf-hosted
Data residencyMnemom cloudMnemom cloudYour infrastructure
Enforcement modesobserve / nudge / enforceYou implementobserve / nudge / enforce
Multi-providerAnthropic, OpenAI, GeminiAny (you extract thinking)Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini
CostUsage-basedUsage-basedFree (you pay infra costs)

Which should I choose?

Use the Smoltbot Gateway. Install the CLI, run smoltbot init, and your existing LLM API calls are automatically traced and verified. No code changes required.
Use SDK Direct. You define exactly when traces are generated, how integrity checks run, and what happens on violations. Best for custom agent frameworks or when you need to integrate with existing observability systems.
Use Self-Hosted. Deploy the smoltbot stack (Cloudflare Workers + Supabase) on your own accounts. All data stays in your infrastructure. Same automatic tracing as the gateway, but you control everything.
Start with SDK Direct for value coherence checking between agents. You can combine this with the gateway for tracing, or handle traces yourself. See the A2A integration guide for details.