Cost Governor - Subagent Cost Control

Pre-flight cost checks before spawning subagents. Tracks spend. Gates expensive operations. Prevents surprise $300+ bills.

Files Included

• SKILL.md — This file (agent instructions)
• README.md — Human-readable setup guide
• cost-tracking-template.md — Copy this to notes/cost-tracking.md to get started
• lib/cost-tracker.js — Core estimation and logging library
• bin/cost-summary.js — CLI: daily/monthly spend summary

Problem Solved

You spawn a subagent for "research passive income ideas" on Opus. 30 minutes later: $12 gone. This skill estimates cost before execution, requires approval for expensive tasks (>$0.50), and tracks all spend.

When to Use