> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.routor.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is the Playground

> Test routing decisions and manage profiles without touching code.

# What is the Playground

The Playground is your testing and tuning environment inside the Routor dashboard. Use it to:

* Test how any prompt gets routed before it goes to production
* See exactly which tier, model, and confidence score Routor assigns
* Create **Routing Profiles**, saved configurations that give your app custom routing rules
* Experiment with tier floors, ceilings, and capability caps without touching any code

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/routor/cIATklos4kQp2x0I/images/playground-hero.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=cIATklos4kQp2x0I&q=85&s=a9ec4d2f548776e06ea700fc52ac872a" alt="Playground - type a prompt, see the tier, model, confidence, and savings instantly" width="1000" height="360" data-path="images/playground-hero.svg" />

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## What You Can Do

### Test a Prompt

Type any prompt and hit **Route**. Routor shows you:

* Which **tier** it classified as (NANO, SIMPLE, LIGHT, STANDARD, COMPLEX)
* Which **model** it would pick
* The **confidence score** for the classification
* The full **fallback chain**, meaning which models it would try if the first fails
* **Cost estimate** compared to the baseline cost

> 📷 **\[Screenshot: Prompt "explain closures in JavaScript" showing LIGHT tier, Kimi K2.6 model, 0.82 confidence, and cost comparison]**

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### Create a Routing Profile

A **Routing Profile** is a named set of routing rules attached to an API key. Think of it as a config file for how Routor should behave for a specific app or use case.

Each profile gets its own dedicated API key, so you can have different routing behavior per app, environment, or team without changing any code.

What a profile can do:

* Force all requests to use at least STANDARD tier for a production feature
* Cap costs by setting LIGHT as the maximum tier for an internal tool
* Enable tool-calling routing for an agent
* Set a BFCL accuracy minimum for agents that need reliable function calling

See [Creating a Routing Profile](create-profile.md) for the full walkthrough.

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### Browse Routing Decisions

The Playground shows a live feed of routing decisions as they happen. Click any request to see the full classification breakdown.

> 📷 **\[Screenshot: Routing decisions list showing timestamps, prompts truncated, tier badges, model names, and savings percentages]**

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## Profile Limit

Every account includes **1 routing profile** with its own dedicated API key — enough to test and run a single configuration. Accounts are limited to 1 profile for now; there are no paid profile plans currently.
