> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.merge.dev/merge-gateway/model-access/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.merge.dev/_mcp/server.

# Model access

> Build once. Connect to every API, tool, and LLM. Ship products and agents to production without owning the integration stack.

## Docs

- [Provider access](https://docs.merge.dev/merge-gateway/model-access/vendor-access.md): Which providers are access-gated for newer organizations, how requests and saved configuration behave without access, and how to request it.
- [Self-hosted models](https://docs.merge.dev/merge-gateway/model-access/self-hosted-models.md): Connect your own OpenAI-compatible inference endpoints (vLLM, Baseten, and similar) to Merge Gateway. Covers endpoint requirements, adding, testing and activating an endpoint, calling self-hosted models, using them in Priority policies, failover, and billing.