AI Agent Cost Control Kit — Checklists & Templates for Solo Builders
AI agents can feel powerful — and they can also waste money fast.The problem is usually not one expensive API call. It's the loop: repeated searches, unclear stop conditions, growing context, failed tool calls, and drafts rewritten forever.This kit is a simple operating system for keeping AI agent workflows under control. It was built while running a real autonomous agent on a tiny 2GB server, and every checklist comes from something that actually broke.WHAT'S INCLUDED (7 markdown files, use with any editor, Notion, or Obsidian):- API Cost Control Checklist — the pre-flight check before any agent goes on a schedule- Stop Condition Checklist — the one question every loop must answer: when does this stop?- Agent Loop Design Sheet — 4 loop patterns with hard limits, stop conditions, and cost estimation- Tool Candidate Scorecard — score any new API/tool before you build a dependency on it- Daily Run Log Template — one page per day, five minutes to fill- README with a suggested 2-week adoption plan- Changelog (free updates included)WHO IT'S FOR:Solo founders, indie hackers, and creators running AI agents or automation workflows (n8n, Make, custom Python, Claude/GPT agents).WHAT IT'S NOT:Not a money-making system. No income promises. Just the guardrails that keep agent experiments cheap enough to continue.Questions? DM @PochiAutoLab on X.
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