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TrueFoundry AI Gateway allows you to configure access control to models for developers, teams, or applications. This can be configured at the model account level on the UI.
There are two permission levels when granting access to model accounts:
  1. Model Account Manager
    • Can modify model account settings
    • Can add or remove models
    • Can manage access permissions for others
  2. Model Account User
    • Can use all models within the model account
    • Cannot change model account settings
    • Cannot modify access permissions
When you assign these permissions to teams or individual users, everyone in that team (or the specific user) will receive the corresponding level of access.
Tenant Admin Access: Tenant admins automatically have access to all models across the platform without needing to be added as collaborators. This allows tenant admins to manage, configure, and use any model in the AI Gateway.

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Authenticating with the AI Gateway

To access models through the AI Gateway, you use TrueFoundry API keys — not the original provider keys (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.). TrueFoundry supports two types of tokens:
  • Personal Access Tokens (PATs) — tied to a user, recommended for development
  • Virtual Account Tokens (VATs) — tied to a virtual identity, recommended for production applications
For detailed instructions on creating and using these tokens, see the Authentication documentation.