How agent-gov implements daily budgets, real cost tracking, and lazy auto-reset — the engineering behind AI spending limits.
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The engineering behind AI spending limits.
The Core Problem
Here's how the $30K bill plays out:
Day 1: Agent runs 50 tasks, costs $12. Looks great.
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