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# How to Add Adapters to Your Deployed Models

> Deploy and manage adapters dynamically for task-specific inference with shared infrastructure

Bud AI Foundry updates to Model Adapters make it easier to run many domain-specific model behaviors on nearly the same infrastructure as one base deployment.

## Key capabilities

* **Dynamic adapter loading**: add or remove adapters while a model stays live, with no service interruption.
* **Multi-domain inference on shared infrastructure**: run legal, finance, support, and document-focused behaviors on shared GPU capacity.
* **Adapter-level monitoring and analytics**: track usage and behavior per adapter for governance and audits.

```mermaid theme={null}
graph LR
    A[Deployed Base Model] --> B[Attach Adapter]
    B --> C[Adapter Deployment Workflow]
    C --> D[Adapter Active]
    D --> E[Route Domain-Specific Requests]
    E --> F[Track Adapter Metrics and Usage]
    D --> G[Detach or Replace Adapter in Real Time]
```

## Step-by-step guide

1. Open **Models** and add your adapter model to the model catalog first.
2. Go to **Projects** and select the project that contains your deployed base model.
3. Open **Deployments** and then open the target deployment detail page.
4. In deployment details, open the **Adapters** tab.
5. Click **Add Adapter**.
6. In **Select Adapter Model**, choose the adapter model that you already added in **Models**.
7. Enter adapter deployment details (for example, adapter deployment name) and continue.
8. Deploy adapter and monitor status until completion.
9. Validate adapter behavior with use-case specific prompts.
10. Use adapter-level metrics and logs for ongoing optimization.

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**Important:** The **Add Adapter** flow in deployment details only lists adapter-compatible models from the catalog. If your adapter model is not visible, first add/publish it from the **Models** page.

## Why this matters

* Launch specialized AI capabilities faster.
* Reduce infrastructure cost by reusing shared base deployments.
* Improve control and visibility with adapter-level governance data.

## Suggested rollout strategy

1. Start with one high-value domain adapter.
2. Compare quality and cost against deploying a separate full model.
3. Expand to additional adapters once baseline SLAs are met.
4. Establish adapter naming, ownership, and review standards.

## Related docs

* [Creating Your First Model](/models/creating-first-model)
* [Troubleshooting](/models/troubleshooting)