SpendFirewall FAQ

How do I stop a runaway AI agent?

Set a velocity cap (max transactions per minute), a per-transaction limit, and a daily spend ceiling. SpendFirewall rejects transactions that violate any of the three. In production, this stops a runaway Claude Code loop in under 5ms.

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Set a velocity cap (max transactions per minute), a per-transaction limit, and a daily spend ceiling. SpendFirewall rejects transactions that violate any of the three. In production, this stops a runaway Claude Code loop in under 5ms. In the context of SpendFirewall (Spend firewall for AI agents), this is one of the most common questions from spend firewall users.

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