Set Up Category Rules
Category rules give each spend type its own budget. Here's the setup in three steps.
Step 1 — Define your categories
Map your ledger to categories: compute, data, SaaS, ads, payments, inference.
Step 2 — Set per-category limits
For each category: allow, cap, or block. E.g. data allowed up to $200/day, compute blocked.
Step 3 — Test with a flagged run
Send a few test transactions through the playground and confirm the decisions.
Example
{
"category_rule": {
"data": {"action": "allow", "daily_max": 200},
"compute": {"action": "block"},
"ads": {"action": "flag", "over": 100}
}
}Categories become decisions.
FAQ
What if a category isn't in the rule?
Set a default: unspecified categories can default to allow, block, or flag.
Do categories affect the audit log?
Yes — every decision records the category.
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