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Overage Protection

Reviewed 9 April 2026 Canonical definition

Overage protection is a governance mechanism that prevents an AI agent or team from incurring costs or consuming resources beyond an approved threshold, typically by halting execution, requiring reauthorisation, or switching to a cheaper fallback model when a budget limit is approached. It protects against the financial and operational impact of unconstrained agent execution.