budget-set
Define a spend budget for Claude Code and, optionally, create a cost alert rule that fires when usage crosses the limit, via POST /api/alerts/rules on the Agent Monitor dashboard. Reads current spend from /api/pricing/cost to size the budget sensibly and explains every rule field before writing. Use when setting a spend limit or wiring up a budget guardrail.
npx skills add hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor --skill budget-set --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Budget Set Help the user define a spend budget and turn it into a live cost guardrail on the Agent Monitor dashboard. ## Input The user provides: **$ARGUMENTS** This is the budget to set — e.g. `"$50/month"`, `"$10/week"`, or `"200000 tokens"`. If a period is omitted, treat it as a monthly budget and say so. If no number is given, read current spend first and propose a target. ## Data Sources | Endpoint | Returns | |----------|---------| | `GET /api/pricing/cost` | `{ total_cost, breakdown: [{ model, input_tokens, output_tokens, cache_read_tokens, cache_write_tokens, cost, matched_rule }] }` — current spend, used to size the budget and compute the blended $/token rate | | `GET /api/alerts/rules` | `{ rules: [{ id, name, rule_type, config, enabled, cooldown_seconds }] }` — existing rules, so you don't create a duplicate guardrail | | `POST /api/alerts/rules` | Create a rule. Body: `{ name, rule_type, config, enabled?, cooldown_seconds? }`. Returns `{ rule }` | ## How a budget becomes a rule The dashboard's alerting engine fires on **tokens**, not dollars. The spend-relevant rule type is **`token_threshold`**, whose config is `{ total_tokens }` — it fires when a session's cumulativ
- Input
- Data Sources
- How a budget becomes a rule
- Rule fields explained
- Report Sections
- 1. Current spend snapshot
- 2. Budget interpretation
- 3. Existing guardrails
- 4. Proposed alert rule
- 5. Confirmation
- Output
What does the budget-set skill do?
Define a spend budget for Claude Code and, optionally, create a cost alert rule that fires when usage crosses the limit, via POST /api/alerts/rules on the Agent Monitor dashboard. Reads current spend from /api/pricing/cost to size the budget sensibly and explains every rule field before writing. Use when setting a spend limit or wiring up a budget guardrail.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor --skill budget-set --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor, a repository with 869 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.