Gridlock is a decentralized inference network for latency-sensitive AI applications. Customers send OpenAI-compatible API requests, GPU workers serve those requests locally, and the network tracks time-to-first-token, throughput, worker reliability, and SLA outcomes.

The Gridlock router coordinates requests and worker dispatch. Worker clients connect over WebSocket and run inference with local backends like Ollama or vLLM. On-chain Solana programs provide the settlement layer for LOCK escrow, SLA receipts, penalties, staking, fees, and governance.

Customers / Agents
      |
      |  OpenAI-compatible HTTPS API
      v
Gridlock Router  <-------------------->  Worker Clients
 Hono API                               Desktop / CLI / Browser
 Redis KV cache                         Ollama / vLLM inference
 Supabase state                         TTFT + TPOT reporting
      |
      |  optional on-chain settlement
      v
Solana Programs
 ProviderRegistry | JobScheduler | SLARegistry | SLAEnforcer | FeeCollector | Governance

• OpenAI-compatible API at https://api.grid-lock.tech
• Latency SLAs for realtime, standard, batch, and confidential inference
• Worker marketplace with desktop, CLI, and browser worker clients
• WebSocket dispatch for live job assignment and heartbeat tracking
• Prefill / Decode roles for disaggregated inference routing
• KV-cache warm path via Redis-backed prefix routing
• LOCK settlement for job fees, penalties, staking, burns, and treasury flows
• SLA receipts with TTFT, TPOT, pass/fail state, and penalty metadata
• TEE-ready confidential tier for privacy-sensitive inference
• Wallet-owned API keys and billing flows in the web console

API and Web

Workers

Chain and Infra

curl https://api.grid-lock.tech/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_GRIDLOCK_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "llama-3.1-8b-instant",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Explain Gridlock in one sentence." }],
    "gridlock": { "sla": "standard" }
  }'

Use the desktop app for a guided operator experience:

https://github.com/Gridlockcompute/worker-desktop/releases

Or run the headless CLI:

git clone https://github.com/Gridlockcompute/worker-cli.git
cd worker-cli
npm install
npm run build
node dist/index.js --wallet YOUR_SOLANA_PUBLIC_KEY

Start with the repo that matches the part of the network you want to work on:

• Build API routes, billing, worker routing, or persistence in router
• Build Solana settlement and governance logic in programs
• Improve the packaged operator app in worker-desktop
• Improve server-side worker operation in worker-cli

• Website: grid-lock.tech
• Production API: api.grid-lock.tech
• GitHub: Gridlockcompute
• Worker Desktop Releases: worker-desktop/releases