Rate Limiting
Throttling agent action speed to manage costs and prevent abuse.
Why it matters
An unthrottled agent can burn through budgets in minutes.
In practice
Our Chat Agent has 3-second minimum between messages. n8n workflows respect external API quotas.
Related terms
Budget Controls
Spending limits per agent, workflow, or company that prevent runaway API costs.
Guardrails
Rules and constraints that prevent an agent from taking harmful or unauthorized actions.
Cost Tracking
Monitoring every AI call: model used, tokens in/out, cost, cache status. Essential for profitable operations.