Soap Bucket LLC

Built by Rick Crawford

Developer tools and infrastructure for APIs and AI.

The Story

A good AI gateway starts with a good API gateway. Most products skip that part. They bolt AI routing onto a thin proxy and call it done, leaving you to stitch together separate tools for security, caching, rate limiting, and everything else.

I wanted to build both from first principles. Soapbucket is a full API gateway with programmable routing, enterprise security, and multi-tier caching built in. The AI gateway sits on top of that foundation, not next to it. One binary, one config file, nothing bolted on.

Projects

Soapbucket

Live

A programmable AI and API gateway platform. Route to 200+ AI providers, apply enterprise security policies, cache responses, and transform content. One config file, one binary.

  • Multi-provider AI routing with cost optimization
  • WAF, DDoS, rate limiting, 5 auth methods
  • 16 action types, 23+ matching strategies
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clictl

clictl (clee-cuttle)

Live

A package manager for AI agents. Search, install, and call 223+ APIs and tools without custom glue code or MCP servers. Curated tool specifications with built-in auth and transforms.

  • 223+ curated tool specifications
  • Works with Claude Code, GPT, and other agents
  • No custom integration code required
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Latest

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April 4, 2026
Introducing clictl: A Package Manager for the Terminal-First Era
The industry is converging on CLIs. Perplexity is moving away from MCP, Garry Tan is building CLI skills for AI agents. clictl makes it easy to turn any API, MCP server, or skill into a CLI command - with sandboxing and security built in.
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