Agent Spend Audit Guide
An agent spend audit turns the audit log into decisions. Here's the process — repeatable, data-driven, and short.
Step 1 — Pull the data
Export the audit log: every decision, amount, merchant, category, rule.
Step 2 — Ask the questions
Where is spend going? Which agents, merchants, categories?
What got BLOCKED that shouldn't have? (Rule-tuning signal.)
What got FLAGGED — approved or denied? (Policy signal.)
Any unknown merchants? (Vendor-control signal.)
Step 3 — Turn findings into rules
One change at a time: raise or lower ceilings, add allowlist entries, adjust thresholds. Measure next week.
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| Audit question | Signal |
|---|---|
| Where's the spend? | Allocation & attribution |
| Blocked-legit? | Rule too tight |
| Flagged outcomes? | Threshold tuning |
| Unknown merchants? | Allowlist gaps |
FAQ
How long should an audit take?
30 minutes with the queryable log — most of it reading the flagged and blocked lists.
How often?
Monthly, plus an incident-triggered review after any runaway.
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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