Agent Launch Checklist
Every agent launch gets this checklist before it ships. Fifteen minutes now saves an incident later.
The checklist
1. Budget: daily ceiling set?
2. Vendors: allowlist configured?
3. Rules: cap, velocity limit, category rules in place?
4. Approvals: threshold set, queue owner named?
5. Defaults: would this agent inherit sane rules if cloned?
6. Owner: one person accountable for its spend?
7. Rollback: can you disable spending instantly?
8. Logging: is it visible in the audit log?
9. Review: first spend review scheduled?
FAQ
What's the minimum for a pilot?
Items 1, 2, 3, and 6 — budget, allowlist, rules, owner.
Who signs off?
The budget owner — same person who approves its spend.
Related
Stop the next $12,400 night.
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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