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Openrouter Cost Controls

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Implement budget controls and cost limits for OpenRouter. Use when managing spending or preventing overruns. Trigger with phrases like 'openrouter budget', 'openrouter spending limit', 'cost control', 'openrouter billing alert'.

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SKILL.md
---
name: openrouter-cost-controls
description: |
  Implement budget controls and cost limits for OpenRouter. Use when managing spending or preventing overruns. Trigger with phrases like 'openrouter budget', 'openrouter spending limit', 'cost control', 'openrouter billing alert'.
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Grep
version: 1.0.0
license: MIT
author: Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>
---

# Openrouter Cost Controls

## Overview

This skill demonstrates implementing cost controls including per-key limits, budget alerts, and automatic cutoffs.

## Prerequisites

- OpenRouter account
- Budget requirements defined

## Instructions

Follow these steps to implement this skill:

1. **Verify Prerequisites**: Ensure all prerequisites listed above are met
2. **Review the Implementation**: Study the code examples and patterns below
3. **Adapt to Your Environment**: Modify configuration values for your setup
4. **Test the Integration**: Run the verification steps to confirm functionality
5. **Monitor in Production**: Set up appropriate logging and monitoring

## Output

Successful execution produces:
- Working OpenRouter integration
- Verified API connectivity
- Example responses demonstrating functionality

## Error Handling

See `{baseDir}/references/errors.md` for comprehensive error handling.

## Examples

See `{baseDir}/references/examples.md` for detailed examples.

## Resources

- [OpenRouter Documentation](https://openrouter.ai/docs)
- [OpenRouter Models](https://openrouter.ai/models)
- [OpenRouter API Reference](https://openrouter.ai/docs/api-reference)
- [OpenRouter Status](https://status.openrouter.ai)

Files in this skill

  • SKILL.md1.6 KB
  • references/automatic-cost-controls.md2.9 KB
  • references/budget-alerts.md2.8 KB
  • references/budget-tracking.md2.7 KB
  • references/cost-dashboard.md1.2 KB
  • references/errors.md323 B
  • references/examples.md87 B
  • references/request-level-controls.md2.2 KB

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