Why it matters
Token accounting is sliding down into the network data path. NetScaler GM Steve Shah casts an agent's MCP query as "the new API call" — and a chokepoint that sees every call can attribute spend without waiting on a vendor's own dashboard.
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Watch the layer, not the launch: the meter moves off the vendor's console into the proxy every request already crosses — provider-agnostic by design, which is where lock-in dies. The tell: a private preview puts a corporate gateway in front of developer access to Claude Code.
Source takeaway
ERP Today: Citrix pitches one pass through the data path — auth, routing, rate limits, and observability — instead of chaining point proxies. Controls span per-user and global tokens, tool rate limits, and allow/block lists. The AI Gateway launched in April.
