1996 Openrouter Rate Limits 6e33f900

# openrouter-rate-limits

> Handle OpenRouter rate limits with proper backoff strategies

## Directory Structure

```
openrouter-rate-limits/
├── 📄 SKILL.md                    # Main skill definition with YAML frontmatter
└── 📂 examples/                   # Optional examples directory
    ├── 🐍 rate_limiter.py         # Client-side rate limiting
    ├── 🐍 backoff_strategies.py   # Exponential backoff implementation
    └── 🐍 token_bucket.py         # Token bucket algorithm
```

## File Descriptions

| File | Type | Purpose |
|------|------|---------|
| `SKILL.md` | 📄 Markdown | Skill definition with rate limit handling strategies |
| `rate_limiter.py` | 🐍 Python | Client-side rate limiting decorator |
| `backoff_strategies.py` | 🐍 Python | Various backoff strategies |
| `token_bucket.py` | 🐍 Python | Token bucket rate limiting |

## Summary

**Category:** operations
**Target Audience:** Developer building high-throughput systems
**Trigger Phrases:** `openrouter rate limit`, `openrouter 429`, `openrouter throttle`, `openrouter backoff`

### What This Skill Does

This skill teaches proper rate limit handling for OpenRouter API. It covers:

- Understanding rate limit headers
- Model-specific rate limits
- Client-side rate limiting with decorators
- Exponential backoff with jitter
- Token bucket algorithm
- Per-model limit tracking

### Technical Success Criteria

- Smooth request throughput without rate limit errors
- Proper backoff implemented
- Client-side rate limiting preventing 429s

### Business Success Criteria

- Reliable system operation under load
- No dropped requests due to rate limits
- Predictable throughput capacity

## Related Skills

- `openrouter-fallback-config` - Fallback when rate limited
- `openrouter-common-errors` - 429 error handling
- `openrouter-load-balancing` - Distributing load