Circuit Breakers for AI Agents
A circuit breaker is an automatic switch that stops an agent from spending after it exceeds a threshold. Think of it as a fuse for your agent's budget — once blown, it stays off until manually reset.
Why circuit breakers matter: LLM API calls cost money, and loops happen. A single bug in an agent's reasoning loop can burn $1,000+ in minutes. Circuit breakers stop this instantly.
Sipi Bot circuit breakers are configurable per agent, per team, and per project. You can set daily, weekly, and monthly ceilings with optional auto-reset (reduced ceiling) or manual-reset (full stop) behavior.
Should all agents have circuit breakers?
Every agent with spending capacity needs at least one circuit breaker. The safest minimum is a daily ceiling at 150% of expected daily spend.
What happens after a circuit breaker trips?
The agent receives a block response on the next payment attempt. The human operator gets an alert with the spending breakdown. The ceiling can be reset via dashboard or API.