How to Govern Claude Code Usage Across Engineering Teams

Claude Code is powerful; maybe too powerful to run without guardrails. I came across a case where a mid-sized startup had three engineering teams adopt it independently. Within two weeks, their bill hit $4,200. No breakdown of who spent what, no audit trail, no rate limits—just usage piling up and a growing invoice. If your org is adopting Claude Code, you need centralized governance. I tested Bifrost as an AI gateway layer to solve exactly this. Here is how I set it up. The Problem: Ungoverned