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RFC: Stopping runaway AI agent spend with atomic budget reservations

This RFC proposes a real-time budget decision plane for AI agent runs, using atomic reservations and per-run ceilings to prevent uncontrolled spending, with machine-readable state for agent adaptation.

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RFC: Stopping runaway AI agent spend with atomic budget reservations
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  • AI agent loops cause unpredictable token consumption and costs.
  • Per-run budget ceilings with atomic reservations prevent runaway spend.
  • Machine-readable feedback lets agents adapt before exhausting budget.
  • Fail-closed pricing: unknown-price models are blocked unless overridden.

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