Keep an always-on agent's bill in check

Background agents use your plan allowance or API credit every time they check something. Once a month, your agent lists every scheduled job, what it cost and whether it found anything useful, then suggests what to keep, run less often, merge or switch off. Fifteen minutes, and the bill matches the value.

How your agent does it

1. It lists every scheduled job, always-on assistant and automation across your platforms
2. For each one: how often it runs, when it last found something useful, and roughly what it costs
3. It recommends keep, run less often, merge or switch off, with a one-line reason each, and never touches money, emergency or security jobs without asking
4. You approve the changes and it notes the new monthly total and the next review date

Example prompt

Here's every background job I run and what each one did this month: [list job, platform, how often it runs, what it found, rough cost]. For each, say keep, run less often, merge with another, or switch off, with a one-line reason. Don't slow down or switch off anything that handles money, customer emergencies or security without asking me. Then show the new estimated monthly total against this month's, and warn me if my current pace would hit a plan limit before it resets.

Good to know

• Difficulty: easy
• Typical benefit: 15 minutes a month, and a smaller bill
• Works best on: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok Bot, OpenClaw, Hermes
• Agent job: Night-shift Assistant, with Minimalist and Analyst