Three Hard Limits Agents Need Before Spending Your Money: Per-Transaction Caps, Daily Totals, Confirm Lists
sujingshen · x · 2026-09-29
A practical take on agent payments: before letting agents spend money autonomously, the author argues the priorities aren't smoother checkout flows but three hard-coded guardrails — a per-transaction cap, a daily cumulative cap, and a mandatory re-confirmation list for sensitive actions like renewing subscriptions, transferring to strangers, or auto-sniping tickets. Without these, "handling your daily errands" can turn into discovering money gone after an unintended auto-renewal.
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