> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cascadeflow.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Production And Deployment

> The production-facing surfaces of cascadeflow: deployment patterns, performance, gateway usage, and operational guidance.

Use this page when you are moving beyond local experimentation into production architecture and rollout.

## Main Concerns

| Concern            | Why it matters                                                                     |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Performance        | The in-process design avoids the proxy penalty on deep agent loops                 |
| Deployment pattern | Direct SDK usage, middleware, gateway, or local providers each fit different teams |
| Reliability        | Production rollouts need safe defaults, observability, and bounded behavior        |
| Operations         | Teams need examples for APIs, telemetry, and deployment setup                      |

## Primary Docs

* [production.md](https://github.com/lemony-ai/cascadeflow/blob/main/docs/guides/production.md)
* [performance.md](https://github.com/lemony-ai/cascadeflow/blob/main/docs/guides/performance.md)
* [fastapi.md](https://github.com/lemony-ai/cascadeflow/blob/main/docs/guides/fastapi.md)
* [gateway.md](https://github.com/lemony-ai/cascadeflow/blob/main/docs/guides/gateway.md)
* [browser\_cascading.md](https://github.com/lemony-ai/cascadeflow/blob/main/docs/guides/browser_cascading.md)
* [edge\_device.md](https://github.com/lemony-ai/cascadeflow/blob/main/docs/guides/edge_device.md)

## Important Examples

* [examples/production\_patterns.py](https://github.com/lemony-ai/cascadeflow/blob/main/examples/production_patterns.py)
* [examples/fastapi\_integration.py](https://github.com/lemony-ai/cascadeflow/blob/main/examples/fastapi_integration.py)
* [examples/proxy\_service\_basic.py](https://github.com/lemony-ai/cascadeflow/blob/main/examples/proxy_service_basic.py)
* [examples/gateway\_client\_openai.py](https://github.com/lemony-ai/cascadeflow/blob/main/examples/gateway_client_openai.py)
* [examples/edge\_device.py](https://github.com/lemony-ai/cascadeflow/blob/main/examples/edge_device.py)
* [examples/vercel-ai-nextjs](https://github.com/lemony-ai/cascadeflow/tree/main/examples/vercel-ai-nextjs)