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budget-guard
A circuit breaker for your LLM API bill — hard budget caps + per-feature cost attribution for OpenAI & Anthropic.
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About budget-guard
A circuit breaker for LLM API bills that enforces hard budget caps and provides per-feature cost attribution for OpenAI and Anthropic. Built in TypeScript, it sits in the codebase to stop spending before it exceeds limits.
Best for
Developers who need a lightweight, code-level guardrail against LLM API cost overruns
Use cases
- Set hard monthly budget caps for LLM API usage
- Attribute costs to specific features or internal projects
- Prevent unexpected overspend on OpenAI and Anthropic calls
Notes
3 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-09-30. Licensed MIT.
Pros
- Simple, focused circuit breaker design
- Supports both OpenAI and Anthropic
- TypeScript codebase for easy integration
Cons
- Low community traction at 3 stars
- Limited feature set beyond budget capping
- May require self-hosting and maintenance
Key facts
What we have checked
- Days since the last commit
- 2
- GitHub forks
- 0
- GitHub stars
- 4
- Open issues
- 0
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 3
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Stars and usage
How budget-guard is growing
3 to 4
Health and security
Is budget-guard looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
75 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Recent activity | 30 of 30 | Last push 2 days ago |
| Releases | 15 of 15 | 3 releases in 90 days |
| Issue replies | Not counted | The latest check has no issue response reading (fewer than 3 measured issues, or issues switched off) |
| Maintainer | 0 of 15 | Owned by a single user |
| Official source | Not counted | MCP servers only |
Sources
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