Bifrost Open-Source Gateway Brings Tamper-Evident Audit Logs to Enterprise AI

Enterprises deploying large language models in production face compliance gaps because standard application logging cannot reconstruct model inputs, outputs, or tool execution details required under SOC 2 and HIPAA frameworks. Bifrost, an open-source AI gateway built in Go by Maxim AI, addresses this by recording LLM traffic at the infrastructure layer with HMAC-signed, tamper-evident audit logs. The gateway adds only 11 microseconds of overhead while enforcing granular rate limits, budget controls, role-based access, and content guardrails across multiple model providers. Audit records are automatically archived to cold storage destinations such as AWS S3 and Google Cloud, and can be forwarded to SIEM platforms via OpenTelemetry. A companion product, Bifrost Edge, extends the same governance controls to AI traffic originating from individual employee devices.