How to Monitor Agent Spend in Real Time
Real-time monitoring means seeing each decision as it happens — and knowing the difference between watching spend and stopping it.
What real-time means
Every transaction decision logged with amount, merchant, category, and the rule that fired.
The audit log is queryable — filter by agent, merchant, category, decision, time.
Alerts and review
Set up alerts for blocked and flagged transactions; review daily.
The dashboard surfaces anomalies without you querying.
The honest distinction
Monitoring shows you what happened. Stopping it happens before — that's the firewall's decision layer, not the dashboard.
At a glance
| Layer | Does |
|---|---|
| Audit log | Records every decision |
| Alerts | Surfaces anomalies |
| Firewall | Stops spend before it moves |
FAQ
Is the audit log queryable in real time?
Yes — via API and dashboard, as decisions are written.
Do I need monitoring if I have a firewall?
Yes — monitoring tells you what's happening; the firewall stops the damage. Both.
Related
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One API call (or MCP tool) in front of every agent transaction — APPROVED, BLOCKED, or FLAGGED, deterministic, ~5 ms, fully logged.
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