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June 4, 2026360 viewsEnglishTutorial

OpenAI-Compatible API Base URL Explained: How to Configure Any AI Tool

Learn what an OpenAI-compatible API Base URL is, how to configure it in Python, Node.js, curl, Cursor, LiteLLM, FastGPT, Codex-style tools, and how to avoid common mistakes like missing /v1 or using the wrong endpoint.

June 4, 2026307 viewsEnglishAI Coding

Background Coding Agents Without Lock-In: Recreating the Cursor Pattern with Git Worktrees

Cursor background agents are useful because they move long-running AI coding work out of your local single-branch loop. This guide rebuilds the same workflow pattern with plain git worktrees, task packets, trace logs, and Crazyrouter model routing.

June 3, 2026196 viewsEnglishAI Coding

Claude Code Skills vs Subagents vs Dynamic Workflows: Which One Should You Use?

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and modern AI coding tools now expose multiple workflow primitives: skills, subagents, background agents, and dynamic workflows. This guide explains when to use each, with a small selector tool and Crazyrouter model-routing examples.

June 3, 2026129 viewsEnglishAI Coding

Same Agent Workflow, Three Model Routes: A Real Crazyrouter Benchmark

We ran the same four-step AI coding workflow through three routing policies: all Claude Opus 4.7, all Claude Opus 4.8, and a mixed 4.7/4.8 route. The result shows why dynamic workflows need model routing and trace logs, not vibes.

June 3, 2026161 viewsEnglishAI Coding

Claude Code Dynamic Workflows, Rebuilt: A Practical Ultracode-Style Orchestration Template

Dynamic workflows in Claude Code are trending because they turn one prompt into orchestration, subagents, and verification gates. We rebuilt the useful pattern as a reproducible local workflow with model routing through Crazyrouter.

June 3, 2026120 viewsEnglishAI Coding

"Claude Plans, Codex Reviews: Rebuilding the Viral Two-Agent Coding Workflow with Crazyrouter"

"Twitter is full of Codex-in-Claude-Code workflows. We rebuilt the useful part: one agent plans or implements, a second agent reviews adversarially, and the whole process becomes reproducible packets instead of copy-paste chaos."

June 3, 2026114 viewsEnglishClaude

Claude Opus 4.6 vs 4.7 vs 4.8: 12 Real API Tests Through Crazyrouter

We ran live Crazyrouter API tests on Claude Opus 4.6, 4.7, and 4.8 across reasoning, SQL, long-context extraction, strict JSON, API review, and Chinese support tasks.

June 2, 2026141 viewsEnglishGuide

Ideogram AI Guide 2026: Product Mockups, Text Rendering, and API Automation

A developer-focused ideogram ai guide article with comparisons, code examples, pricing tradeoffs, FAQ, and a Crazyrouter workflow for production teams.