Fail Closed at Socket Time: A Loopback Probe for Zero-Bill Indie APIs

Your AI assistant is a productivity powerhouse, but its generated code can implicitly open costly network connections for your indie APIs. Don't let "vibe-coded" backends silently drain your budget. This deep dive shows how proactive egress control keeps your wallet closed and ensures your projects remain free until *you* allowlist third-party hosts. Source: https://dev.to/hackcpp_3619/fail-closed-at-socket-time-a-loopback-probe-for-zero-bill-indie-apis-5211