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AgentWatch: Prevent Runaway AI Agents with Runtime Budget Enforcement

AgentWatch is an edge service that prevents AI agents from running wild by enforcing session budgets, detecting loops, and providing configurable failover. Integration requires only a base URL change and key combination, no SDK. Supports major providers like OpenAI and Anthropic. Pricing includes Free, Pro, and Enterprise tiers.

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Stop runaway LLM agents from burning your budget.

AgentWatch gives enterprises full control over AI agents. Enforce budgets, block infinite loops, and keep immutable audit trails. 2 lines of code. No SDK.

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Zero dependencies. Just change your base URL and combine your keys.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI( base_url="https://api.agent-watch.dev/v1/proxy/openai", api_key="aw_live_...:sk-proj-..." )

Budget enforced at the edge, billed to your own OpenAI account

response = client.chat.completions.create( model="gpt-5.5", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "..."}] )

// Zero dependencies. Just change your base URL and combine your keys. import OpenAI from 'openai';

const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.agent-watch.dev/v1/proxy/openai", apiKey: "aw_live_...:sk-proj-..." });

// Budget enforced at the edge, billed to your own OpenAI account const response = await client.chat.completions.create({ model: "gpt-5.5", messages: [{ role: "user", content: "..." }] });

14:32:01 ✓ budget check passed — $1.42 / $2.00

14:32:00 → routed to openai/gpt-5.5

14:31:58 ↻ session ses_8f2k9x3m iter 147

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Integrations

Works with your stack.

No SDK. No library. Just change your base URL.

OpenAI

Anthropic

Groq

Gemini

xAI

Azure

Bedrock

Mistral

Cohere

Xiaomi

Cursor

VS Code

Slack

Claude Code

Windsurf

Aider

Cline

LangChain Coming Soon MIMO Code

Features

Runtime governance for AI agents.

Not just a dashboard. A spending limit on your AI credit card.

Pre-call budget enforcement

Every request checked before it hits the provider. Over budget? Blocked with a 402. Instant.

Session Budget $0.00 / $2.00

0 calls passed Near limit

2-line integration

Change your base URL. Combine your keys. Done. No SDK, no library, no vendor lock-in.

Session-level budgets

Dollar ceiling per session, not per-request. Agents make hundreds of calls — the budget lives at session level.

Loop detection alerts

Catches recursive patterns before they spiral. Slack alerts the moment context grows exponentially.

Configurable Failover

Choose fail-open (requests proceed if AgentWatch is down) or fail-closed (hard-stop to guarantee budgets). Enterprise controls the policy.

Zero data retention

We never store prompts or completions. Only metadata: tokens, latency, cost. Your data stays yours.

Automated Compliance

One-click SOC 2 evidence exports. SLA monitoring. EU Data Residency. Pre-built enterprise governance.

How it Works

Three steps. Zero runaway spend.

01

Set your budget

Define a dollar ceiling per session. AgentWatch enforces it at the edge, before any API call goes through.

02

Change your base URL

One line in your config. Your existing OpenAI or Anthropic code works unchanged. No SDK, no library.

03

Ship with confidence

Your agents run. Your budget is enforced. If an agent loops, it gets blocked — not your wallet.

Your App

AgentWatch Edge

Budget Enforced

OpenAI / Anthropic

Use code: PH50 Limited to first 50 customers

Pricing

Predictable pricing for agents.

50,000 free requests per month. Upgrade for scale, caching, and failover.

Free

Get started in 2 minutes

$0/mo

50,000 Requests / mo

Budget Enforcement

Unlimited Sessions

Basic Dashboard

Edge Prompt Caching

Provider Failover

Slack Webhook Alerts

Start Free

Most Popular

Pro

For teams running agents in production

$99 $49.50 $99/mo

500,000 Requests / mo

Advanced Dashboard Analytics

Edge Prompt Caching

Provider Failover Routing

Quadratic Loop Detection

Real-time Slack Webhooks

Custom Anomaly Rules

Enterprise

Compliance, SLA & support

Custom

Everything in Pro

Unlimited Monthly Requests

99.9% SLA Guarantee

SOC 2 Compliance Exports

Custom Data Residency

SSO (SAML / Okta)

Azure OpenAI & AWS Bedrock

Dedicated Account Manager

Priority Shared Slack Channel

Contact Sales

No Credit Card Required Pay As You Go Zero Data Retention

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about AgentWatch.

What is AgentWatch?

The spending limit on your AI credit card. AgentWatch sits between your app and LLM providers. When an agent tries to spend more than its session budget, the call is blocked — before it happens.

How does budget enforcement work?

Every request goes through a synchronous budget check. If the session has exceeded its dollar ceiling, AgentWatch returns a 402 and blocks the call. This happens in under a millisecond at the edge.

What happens if AgentWatch goes down?

AgentWatch is fully configurable. By default, it fails open — meaning if we have an issue, your API calls proceed normally. For cost-sensitive workloads, you can configure it to 'Fail Closed', ensuring strict budget enforcement even during infrastructure outages.

Can't developers just bypass it?

AgentWatch works via environment variables set at the platform level (Vercel, AWS, Fly.io). It's enforced by company policy, like a VPN or expense policy. For technical enforcement where developers cannot bypass, that's our Enterprise tier — available on custom contracts.

How much does AgentWatch cost?

The Free tier includes 50,000 requests per month with full budget enforcement — no credit card required. Pro is $99/mo for 500,000 requests with caching, failover, and alerts. Enterprise is custom pricing for unlimited requests, SLA, SOC2, and SSO.

Is there a free tier?

Yes. The free tier includes 50,000 requests per month with full budget enforcement, anomaly detection, and basic dashboard access. No credit card, no time limit. Upgrade to Pro when you need caching, failover, and Slack alerts.

What's included in Enterprise?

Everything in Pro, plus a 99.9% SLA guarantee, SOC 2 compliance exports, SSO (SAML), Azure OpenAI and AWS Bedrock support, custom data residency, and priority Slack support with a dedicated engineer. Same BYOK architecture — you keep full control of your keys.

How long does integration take?

Under 2 minutes. Change your base URL, combine your keys. That's it. No SDK to install, no library to import, no code changes required.

How do I integrate AgentWatch with OpenAI?

Change your base_url to 'https://api.agent-watch.dev/v1/proxy/openai' and combine your AgentWatch token with your OpenAI API key using a colon separator. That's the only change needed — your existing OpenAI code works unchanged.

Does AgentWatch work with Anthropic Claude?

Yes. AgentWatch supports all major providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq, xAI, Gemini, Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Xiaomi MiMo, Mistral, and Cohere. Set your ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to route Claude requests through AgentWatch.

Can I use this with local agents or IDEs like Cursor and AutoGPT?

Yes! Because AgentWatch requires no SDK, you can force any AI agent or IDE plugin to route through it. Just set the OPENAI_BASE_URL or ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL environment variables on your laptop, or paste the AgentWatch URL into your tool's 'Custom Endpoint' settings.

What providers do you support?

We support over 1,063+ models instantly via our comprehensive pricing database. This includes all models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq, xAI, Google Gemini, Xiaomi MiMo, Mistral, Cohere, and many more. Azure OpenAI and AWS Bedrock available on Enterprise plans.

Is my data secure?

We never store your prompts or completions — only metadata. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Runs on Cloudflare's edge with DDoS protection. Enterprise plans include SOC 2 compliance, SSO, and custom data residency.

Stop paying for runaway agents. Start for free.

2 minutes to integrate. No SDK. No credit card. Just change your base URL and ship with confidence.

Get Your API Key Read the Docs

quickstart.py

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI( base_url="https://api.agent-watch.dev/v1/proxy/openai", api_key="aw_live_...:sk-proj-..." )

That's it. Budget enforced.

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