Prod.keys Switch -

Maya opened her terminal. The configuration file, keys.config , looked like this:

deploy --service=wishlist --prod-keys-switch=false The switch flipped to OFF . The app instantly fell back to using dev_sk_test_123 —the fake key. The AI calls failed gracefully, and Wishlist displayed a polite message: "Gift ideas temporarily unavailable. Shop our curated collections!" prod.keys switch

Maya checked the metrics. The new AI provider was slower—much slower. Worse, it charged per call. With holiday traffic, costs would explode. Maya opened her terminal