Sudden Spike in Micro-Payments
A sudden increase in many small payments from a single agent is a classic sign of a run-away loop or exploitation. Red flag when: daily payment count exceeds 10x the 7-day average.
This pattern often precedes budget breaches. Sipi Bot flags it immediately and throttles the agent if the spike continues for more than 5 consecutive minutes.
What's considered a micro-payment?
Payments under $0.50 per transaction. An agent calling an LLM repeatedly with small prompts can rack up $100+ in minutes without triggering a single-payment limit.