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Agent Spending Limits
If an agent has access to your money, it needs strict spending limits — daily, weekly, per-purchase..
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- 1Agent Spending Limits
- 2rate limit
- 3spending cap
- 4runaway agent
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Section 1
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
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The big idea: Spending limits turn agent mistakes from disasters into inconveniences.
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