Final Reflection – Implementing the "Enable/Disable API Key" Feature in Bifrost
When I first started working on this issue, I believed it would be a simple front-end modification — just adding a small component and a few backend adjustments. However, as I explored the project more deeply, I realized it was actually a full-stack feature that involved the frontend, backend, and database layers.
Bifrost is a large-scale, high-performance AI gateway written primarily in Go, without using any backend web frameworks. This gave me a great opportunity to learn how a production-grade system is architected directly in Go. On the frontend side, the project uses Next.js with Shadcn UI, which were …
Final Reflection – Implementing the "Enable/Disable API Key" Feature in Bifrost
When I first started working on this issue, I believed it would be a simple front-end modification — just adding a small component and a few backend adjustments. However, as I explored the project more deeply, I realized it was actually a full-stack feature that involved the frontend, backend, and database layers.
Bifrost is a large-scale, high-performance AI gateway written primarily in Go, without using any backend web frameworks. This gave me a great opportunity to learn how a production-grade system is architected directly in Go. On the frontend side, the project uses Next.js with Shadcn UI, which were both relatively new technologies for me and became an excellent learning experience.
Technical Implementation
Frontend:
In ui/app/workspace/providers/views/modelProviderKeysTableView.tsx, I implemented the feature using the existing Switch component to let users enable or disable their API keys instead of deleting them. This small UI change significantly improves user experience by allowing temporary control over keys.
Backend:
I updated multiple backend files to extend the data schema and handle the new enabled field in logic.
Core:
In core/bifrost.go, I added logic to ensure requests only use enabled keys, skipping any that are disabled.
Database:
In framework/configstore/migrations.go, I wrote a manual migration script to add the new enabled column to the keys table and set its default value to true. This ensured data consistency without relying on any framework-level ORM migration tools.
Collaboration and Review Process
After pushing my pull request, I followed the automated feedback from CodeRabbitAI and the advice from other contributors. Their suggestions helped me spot missing pieces, follow the repository’s coding conventions, and refine my migration logic. These automated tools and community interactions reduced communication delays and improved both my workflow and code quality.
Conclusion
Throughout this contribution, I learned how powerful Go can be for backend, CLI, and microservice development. Working on Bifrost taught me how to design and implement web application features without relying on frameworks — managing SQL migrations manually and integrating logic across the full stack.
This was a valuable experience that strengthened my understanding of full-stack development, open-source collaboration, and how modern teams maintain high-quality production systems.