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title: "Cookbook"
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summary: "The Cookbook has step-by-step recipes. Each recipe connects LiteLLM to an external tool, framework, or service, or builds a complete workflow from start to end. To set up LiteLLM first, use the Gateway Quickstart or the SDK Quickstart."
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# Cookbook

> Index of all LiteLLM docs: https://docs.litellm.ai/llms.txt

The **Cookbook** has step-by-step recipes. Each recipe connects LiteLLM to an external tool, framework, or service, or builds a complete workflow from start to end. To set up LiteLLM first, use the [Gateway Quickstart](/docs/learn/gateway_quickstart) or the [SDK Quickstart](/docs/learn/python_sdk_quickstart).

- [Connect apps and providers](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/learn/call-any-model): Install the SDK, set provider keys, and call Azure OpenAI, HuggingFace, TogetherAI, and local models.
- [Control access](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/learn/run-the-gateway): Manage users and teams, and connect SSO and SCIM.
- [Control cost and capacity](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/learn/cost-and-reliability): Add fallbacks and use prompt caching.
- [Control content](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/learn/add-safety): Add guardrails and PII masking with Aporia and Presidio.
- [See what happened](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/learn/observe-and-evaluate): Send logs to Elasticsearch, compare models, and run evaluation suites.
- [Connect tools and agents](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/learn/agents-and-tools): Use agent SDKs, coding tools, file search, vector stores, and realtime audio.

## Related pages

- [Benchmark LLMs - LM Harness, FastEval, Flask](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/tutorials/lm_evaluation_harness.md)