AgentGuard offers three configurable protection modes against budget overruns: 'throw' mode throws developer-catchable errors; 'notify' mode sends alerts via webhook to specific platforms like Slack or Discord) via webhook; and 'kill' mode directly terminates the process to ensure absolute budget control. To support distributed environments, the tool implements a multi-process budget sharing mechanism via Redis, which allows API calls in different processes to accumulate and calculate the total cost. This architectural design is particularly suitable for enterprise-level application scenarios, which can not only meet the needs of team collaboration, but also maintain a unified cost control standard.
This answer comes from the articleAgentGuard: A Tool for Monitoring AI Agent Costs in Real Time and Preventing OverspendingThe
