diff --git a/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/.dockerignore b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec5c2a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# Dependencies
+node_modules
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+pnpm-debug.log*
+
+# Testing
+coverage
+.nyc_output
+
+# Next.js
+.next/
+out/
+dist
+build
+
+# Misc
+.DS_Store
+*.pem
+
+# Debug
+*.log
+
+# Local env files
+.env
+.env*.local
+.env.local
+.env.development.local
+.env.test.local
+.env.production.local
+
+# Vercel
+.vercel
+
+# TypeScript
+*.tsbuildinfo
+next-env.d.ts
+
+# IDE
+.vscode
+.idea
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# Git
+.git
+.gitignore
+
+# Database
+*.db
+*.db-journal
+.data/
+
+# Tests
+playwright-report/
+test-results/
diff --git a/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/.gitignore b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf62c631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# See https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files/ for more about ignoring files.
+
+# dependencies
+node_modules
+.pnp
+.pnp.js
+
+# testing
+coverage
+
+# next.js
+.next/
+out/
+build
+
+# misc
+.DS_Store
+*.pem
+
+# debug
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+.pnpm-debug.log*
+
+
+# local env files
+.env.local
+.env.development.local
+.env.test.local
+.env.production.local
+
+# turbo
+.turbo
+
+.env
+.vercel
+.env*.local
+
+# Playwright
+/test-results/
+/playwright-report/
+/blob-report/
+/playwright/*
+
+# IDE
+.cursor/
+.vscode/
diff --git a/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/LICENSE b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8a36dbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Copyright 2024 Vercel, Inc.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
diff --git a/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/README.md b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9065d70b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# Plano Demo: Next.js + AI SDK + Observability (Jaeger)
+
+This is a **quick demo of Plano’s capabilities** as an LLM gateway:
+
+- **Routing & model selection**: all LLM traffic goes through Plano.
+- **OpenAI-compatible gateway**: the app talks to Plano using the OpenAI API shape.
+- **Observability**: traces exported to **Jaeger** so you can inspect requests end-to-end.
+
+The app also includes **tool calling with generative UI**:
+- `getWeather`
+- `getCurrencyExchange`
+
+Both use open and free APIs.
+
+## Quickstart
+
+### 1) Start Plano + Jaeger (Docker)
+
+From `demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/`:
+
+```bash
+docker compose up
+```
+
+- **Plano Gateway**: `http://localhost:12000/v1`
+- **Jaeger UI**: `http://localhost:16686`
+
+### 2) Point the app at Plano
+
+Create `demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/.env.local`:
+
+```bash
+# Generate a random secret: https://generate-secret.vercel.app/32 or `openssl rand -base64 32`
+AUTH_SECRET=****
+
+# Instructions to create a Vercel Blob Store here: https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-blob
+BLOB_READ_WRITE_TOKEN=****
+
+# Instructions to create a PostgreSQL database here: https://vercel.com/docs/postgres
+POSTGRES_URL=****
+
+# Instructions to create a Redis store here:
+# https://vercel.com/docs/redis
+REDIS_URL=****
+
+PLANO_BASE_URL=http://localhost:12000/v1
+
+```
+
+
+
+### 3) Start the Next.js app (local)
+
+In a second terminal (same directory):
+
+```bash
+npm install --legacy-peer-deps
+npm run dev
+```
+
+Now open the app at `http://localhost:3000`.
+
+> **Note**: This repo uses fast-moving dependencies (AI SDK betas, React 19, Next.js 16). npm’s strict peer dependency resolver can fail installs; passing `--legacy-peer-deps` helps keep the install unblocked.
+
+## What to try
+
+- **Currency**: “Convert 100 USD to EUR”
+- **Weather**: “What’s the weather in San Francisco?”
+
+## Tracing
+
+Open Jaeger (`http://localhost:16686`) and search traces for the Plano service to see routing + latency breakdowns.
diff --git a/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/biome.jsonc b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/biome.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba27d8fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/biome.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "./node_modules/@biomejs/biome/configuration_schema.json",
+  "extends": ["ultracite"],
+  "files": {
+    "includes": [
+      "**/*",
+      "!components/ui",
+      "!lib/utils.ts",
+      "!hooks/use-mobile.ts"
+    ]
+  },
+  "linter": {
+    "rules": {
+      "suspicious": {
+        /* Needs more work to fix */
+        "noExplicitAny": "off",
+
+        /* Allow for Tailwind @ rules */
+        "noUnknownAtRules": "off",
+
+        /* Allowing console for debugging */
+        "noConsole": "off",
+
+        /* Needed for generateUUID() */
+        "noBitwiseOperators": "off"
+      },
+      "style": {
+        /* Allowing magic numbers */
+        "noMagicNumbers": "off",
+
+        /* Needs more work to fix */
+        "noNestedTernary": "off"
+      },
+      "nursery": {
+        /* Too many false positives */
+        "noUnnecessaryConditions": "off"
+      },
+      "complexity": {
+        /* Needs more work to fix */
+        "noExcessiveCognitiveComplexity": "off",
+
+        /* This one has false positives. It's a bit... iffy 😉 */
+        "useSimplifiedLogicExpression": "off"
+      },
+      "a11y": {
+        /* Needs more work to fix */
+        "noSvgWithoutTitle": "off"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/components.json b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/components.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..388ec177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/components.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema.json",
+  "style": "default",
+  "rsc": true,
+  "tsx": true,
+  "tailwind": {
+    "config": "",
+    "css": "app/globals.css",
+    "baseColor": "zinc",
+    "cssVariables": true,
+    "prefix": ""
+  },
+  "aliases": {
+    "components": "@/components",
+    "utils": "@/lib/utils",
+    "ui": "@/components/ui",
+    "lib": "@/lib",
+    "hooks": "@/hooks"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/config.yaml b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d033d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+version: v0.3.0
+
+listeners:
+  - type: model
+    name: model_1
+    address: 0.0.0.0
+    port: 12000
+
+model_providers:
+  - model: openai/gpt-4o-mini
+    access_key: $OPENAI_API_KEY
+
+  - model: openai/gpt-4o
+    access_key: $OPENAI_API_KEY
+    default: true
+
+  - model: openai/gpt-5.2
+    access_key: $OPENAI_API_KEY
+
+  - model: openai/gpt-4.1-mini
+    access_key: $OPENAI_API_KEY
+
+model_aliases:
+  gpt-4-mini:
+    target: openai/gpt-4o-mini
+
+  gpt-4o:
+    target: openai/gpt-4o
+
+  gpt-5.2:
+    target: openai/gpt-5.2
+
+  gpt-4.1-mini:
+    target: openai/gpt-4.1-mini
+
+tracing:
+  random_sampling: 100
diff --git a/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/docker-compose.yaml b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/docker-compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5912bc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+services:
+  # Plano Gateway - LLM routing and observability
+  plano:
+    build:
+      context: ../../../
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: plano
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "12000:12000"  # Model gateway
+    environment:
+      - ARCH_CONFIG_PATH=/app/arch_config.yaml
+      - OPENAI_API_KEY=${OPENAI_API_KEY:?OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable is required but not set}
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://jaeger:4318
+    volumes:
+      - ./config.yaml:/app/arch_config.yaml:ro
+    depends_on:
+      - jaeger
+    networks:
+      - plano-network
+
+  # Jaeger - Distributed tracing
+  jaeger:
+    build:
+      context: ../../shared/jaeger
+    container_name: jaeger-tracing
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "16686:16686"  # Jaeger UI
+      - "4317:4317"    # OTLP gRPC receiver
+      - "4318:4318"    # OTLP HTTP receiver
+    environment:
+      - COLLECTOR_OTLP_ENABLED=true
+    networks:
+      - plano-network
+
+networks:
+  plano-network:
+    driver: bridge
diff --git a/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/drizzle.config.ts b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/drizzle.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f782b00a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/drizzle.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { config } from "dotenv";
+import { defineConfig } from "drizzle-kit";
+
+config({
+  path: ".env.local",
+});
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  schema: "./lib/db/schema.ts",
+  out: "./lib/db/migrations",
+  dialect: "postgresql",
+  dbCredentials: {
+    // biome-ignore lint: Forbidden non-null assertion.
+    url: process.env.POSTGRES_URL!,
+  },
+});
diff --git a/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/instrumentation.ts b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/instrumentation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b3bdee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/instrumentation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { registerOTel } from "@vercel/otel";
+
+export function register() {
+  registerOTel({ serviceName: "ai-chatbot" });
+}
diff --git a/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/next.config.ts b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/next.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1bb1a86f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/next.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import type { NextConfig } from "next";
+
+const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
+  cacheComponents: true,
+  images: {
+    remotePatterns: [
+      {
+        hostname: "avatar.vercel.sh",
+      },
+      {
+        protocol: "https",
+        //https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/next-image-unconfigured-host
+        hostname: "*.public.blob.vercel-storage.com",
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+};
+
+export default nextConfig;
diff --git a/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/playwright.config.ts b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/playwright.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06e99822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/playwright.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { defineConfig, devices } from "@playwright/test";
+
+/**
+ * Read environment variables from file.
+ * https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv
+ */
+import { config } from "dotenv";
+
+config({
+  path: ".env.local",
+});
+
+/* Use process.env.PORT by default and fallback to port 3000 */
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+
+/**
+ * Set webServer.url and use.baseURL with the location
+ * of the WebServer respecting the correct set port
+ */
+const baseURL = `http://localhost:${PORT}`;
+
+/**
+ * See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-configuration.
+ */
+export default defineConfig({
+  testDir: "./tests",
+  /* Run tests in files in parallel */
+  fullyParallel: true,
+  /* Fail the build on CI if you accidentally left test.only in the source code. */
+  forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
+  /* Retry on CI only */
+  retries: 0,
+  /* Limit workers to prevent browser crashes */
+  workers: process.env.CI ? 2 : 2,
+  /* Reporter to use. See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-reporters */
+  reporter: "html",
+  /* Shared settings for all the projects below. See https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions. */
+  use: {
+    /* Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`. */
+    baseURL,
+
+    /* Collect trace when retrying the failed test. See https://playwright.dev/docs/trace-viewer */
+    trace: "retain-on-failure",
+  },
+
+  /* Configure global timeout for each test */
+  timeout: 240 * 1000, // 120 seconds
+  expect: {
+    timeout: 240 * 1000,
+  },
+
+  /* Configure projects */
+  projects: [
+    {
+      name: "e2e",
+      testMatch: /e2e\/.*.test.ts/,
+      use: {
+        ...devices["Desktop Chrome"],
+      },
+    },
+
+    // {
+    //   name: 'firefox',
+    //   use: { ...devices['Desktop Firefox'] },
+    // },
+
+    // {
+    //   name: 'webkit',
+    //   use: { ...devices['Desktop Safari'] },
+    // },
+
+    /* Test against mobile viewports. */
+    // {
+    //   name: 'Mobile Chrome',
+    //   use: { ...devices['Pixel 5'] },
+    // },
+    // {
+    //   name: 'Mobile Safari',
+    //   use: { ...devices['iPhone 12'] },
+    // },
+
+    /* Test against branded browsers. */
+    // {
+    //   name: 'Microsoft Edge',
+    //   use: { ...devices['Desktop Edge'], channel: 'msedge' },
+    // },
+    // {
+    //   name: 'Google Chrome',
+    //   use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'], channel: 'chrome' },
+    // },
+  ],
+
+  /* Run your local dev server before starting the tests */
+  webServer: {
+    command: "pnpm dev",
+    url: `${baseURL}/ping`,
+    timeout: 120 * 1000,
+    reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
+  },
+});
diff --git a/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/postcss.config.mjs b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/postcss.config.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79bcf135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/postcss.config.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/** @type {import('postcss-load-config').Config} */
+const config = {
+  plugins: {
+    "@tailwindcss/postcss": {},
+  },
+};
+
+export default config;
diff --git a/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/proxy.ts b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/proxy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca5a19dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/proxy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { getToken } from "next-auth/jwt";
+import { guestRegex, isDevelopmentEnvironment } from "./lib/constants";
+
+export async function proxy(request: NextRequest) {
+  const { pathname } = request.nextUrl;
+
+  /*
+   * Playwright starts the dev server and requires a 200 status to
+   * begin the tests, so this ensures that the tests can start
+   */
+  if (pathname.startsWith("/ping")) {
+    return new Response("pong", { status: 200 });
+  }
+
+  if (pathname.startsWith("/api/auth")) {
+    return NextResponse.next();
+  }
+
+  const token = await getToken({
+    req: request,
+    secret: process.env.AUTH_SECRET,
+    secureCookie: !isDevelopmentEnvironment,
+  });
+
+  if (!token) {
+    const redirectUrl = encodeURIComponent(request.url);
+
+    return NextResponse.redirect(
+      new URL(`/api/auth/guest?redirectUrl=${redirectUrl}`, request.url)
+    );
+  }
+
+  const isGuest = guestRegex.test(token?.email ?? "");
+
+  if (token && !isGuest && ["/login", "/register"].includes(pathname)) {
+    return NextResponse.redirect(new URL("/", request.url));
+  }
+
+  return NextResponse.next();
+}
+
+export const config = {
+  matcher: [
+    "/",
+    "/chat/:id",
+    "/api/:path*",
+    "/login",
+    "/register",
+
+    /*
+     * Match all request paths except for the ones starting with:
+     * - _next/static (static files)
+     * - _next/image (image optimization files)
+     * - favicon.ico, sitemap.xml, robots.txt (metadata files)
+     */
+    "/((?!_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico|sitemap.xml|robots.txt).*)",
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/tsconfig.json b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e11ae50b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "ESNext",
+    "lib": ["dom", "dom.iterable", "esnext"],
+    "allowJs": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "strict": true,
+    "noEmit": true,
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "module": "esnext",
+    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
+    "isolatedModules": true,
+    "jsx": "react-jsx",
+    "incremental": true,
+    "plugins": [
+      {
+        "name": "next"
+      }
+    ],
+    "paths": {
+      "@/*": ["./*"]
+    },
+    "strictNullChecks": true
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "next-env.d.ts",
+    "**/*.ts",
+    "**/*.tsx",
+    ".next/types/**/*.ts",
+    "next.config.js",
+    ".next/dev/types/**/*.ts"
+  ],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules"]
+}
diff --git a/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/vercel-template.json b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/vercel-template.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08b97ecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/vercel-template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "products": [
+    {
+      "type": "integration",
+      "protocol": "storage",
+      "productSlug": "neon",
+      "integrationSlug": "neon"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "integration",
+      "protocol": "storage",
+      "productSlug": "upstash-kv",
+      "integrationSlug": "upstash"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "blob"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/vercel.json b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/vercel.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f92a3f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/use_cases/vercel-ai-sdk/vercel.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "framework": "nextjs"
+}