Setup & Installation
openclaw skills install @rogerscristo/budget
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
npx clawhub install budget
What This Skill Does
Logs every transaction an agent makes, enforces a total spending limit, and warns when the balance drops below a set threshold. Blocks purchases that would exceed remaining budget before they happen. Data is stored locally in a JSON file.
Unlike reviewing bills after the fact, it enforces hard limits at purchase time so an agent cannot overspend.
When to use it
- Logging an API charge immediately after each external service call
- Blocking a domain purchase that would exceed the remaining budget
- Checking available balance before an agent runs overnight tasks
- Setting a hard spending cap on a weekend automation project
- Exporting monthly agent expenses to CSV for review
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
INPUT
User asks: Is it safe to spend $25 on a new hosting plan?
AGENT
- 1Runs `budget.py check --amount 25.00`
- 2Compares requested amount against remaining budget
- 3Checks whether the post-purchase balance would fall below the alert threshold
- 4Returns approval or a blocking warning with the current balance
OUTPUT
Safe to proceed — $142.50 remaining, above the $50 alert threshold