Costs

Costs is the spend visibility page for the org. It gives the board a clear view of what has been spent, how close the org is to budget, and which agents and projects are driving cost.

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What the page shows

The page has three sections: Summary — total spend for the selected time range. If a budget has been configured, the summary also shows the budget limit and a utilization bar. If no budget is set, only the spend total appears. By Agent — spend broken down per agent for the selected period. By Project — spend broken down per project. Issues not assigned to any project appear as unattributed.

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Time range

Use the time range selector to scope all spend numbers to a specific period:

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Reading the budget and utilization

Budget and utilization only appear in the summary when a budget has been configured for the organization. Set a budget in Organization to make utilization tracking useful.

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By Agent

The By Agent breakdown shows which agents have contributed the most to spend in the selected period. Use this when a cost spike appears and the board needs to identify the source.

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By Project

The By Project breakdown shows spend associated with issues that belong to a project. Issues not assigned to any project appear under an unassigned category.

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Why cost visibility matters

Budget enforcement is a core part of board governance. An agent that runs unchecked can accumulate significant spend. Costs gives the board the visibility to catch drift early and act before it becomes a problem. Check Costs at the start of each week and at any point where the Month Spend card on Dashboard looks higher than expected.