General FAQ

Does Blackridge replace an agent framework?

No. LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, and custom runtimes still orchestrate workflows. Blackridge observes model-call economics.

Does Blackridge replace Datadog or Grafana?

No. Blackridge exposes metrics and reports; observability backends still store and visualize operational telemetry.

Does Blackridge replace LiteLLM or Portkey?

No. Blackridge can import some exported records from those systems. Runtime replacement depends on your gateway goals and supported API contracts.

What is different about economic forensics?

It focuses on reconstructing why AI spend happened and which engineering action should reduce waste, using request-level evidence and confidence labels.