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Category Rule Policy

A category policy defines what agents may buy — by spend type. Here's the template and the enforcement.

The policy

Allowed categories with limits: [CATEGORY — limit].

Blocked categories: [LIST].

Flagged categories above threshold: [LIST].

Default for unspecified categories: [allow / block / flag].

Each category maps to a category rule; transactions outside policy get BLOCKED or FLAGGED.

{
  "category_rule": {
    "data": {"action": "allow", "daily_max": 200},
    "compute": {"action": "block"},
    "default": "flag"
  }
}

The policy becomes decisions.

What's a good default for unspecified categories?

FLAG — it catches drift without blocking everything.

How often to review?

Monthly, or when agents change roles.

One API call (or MCP tool) in front of every agent transaction — APPROVED, BLOCKED, or FLAGGED, deterministic, ~5 ms, fully logged.