er core functionality, such as logging, monitoring, quotas, ACL checking, and more. Adapters enable Mixer to expose a single consistent API, independent of the backends in use. The exact set of adapters used at runtime is determined through configuration and can easily be extended to target new or custom infrastructure backends.</p><figure><img style="max-width:35%;" src="./img/mixer/adapters.svg" alt="Showing Mixer with adapters." title="Mixer and its Adapters" /></figure><h2 id="configuration-state">Confi