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tool_call_budget

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The number of tool calls in a single workflow must stay within the per-workflow budget. Budget shown as 20; set per deployment.

Formula

count(ToolCall) ≤ 20

Why it matters

Amber / flag: approaching the tool-call budget is a near-miss that should notify human oversight and increment the session-level escalation counter, short of a halt.

Examples

passes a workflow with 8 tool calls under a budget of 20

fails a workflow that exceeds its tool-call budget

Use it

ponens policies add tool_call_budget --into ./trace.json
ponens trace check ./trace.json