Agent Spending Limits

If an agent has access to your money, it needs strict spending limits — daily, weekly, per-purchase.

Without limits, an agent that runs in a loop or misunderstands a price can drain your account. With limits, even mistakes are bounded.

Three spending controls

• Per-transaction max
• Daily / weekly cap
• Required approval over a set amount

The big idea: Spending limits turn agent mistakes from disasters into inconveniences.

Practice this safely

Try this with a school, hobby, or family example where the stakes are low. Use the AI output as a draft you can question, not as the final answer.

1. 1Ask AI to explain rate limit in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
2. 2Give it one detail from "Agent Spending Limits" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
3. 3Check spending cap against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.