Cost Governor

What this skill does

Tracks LLM API costs in real-time, enforces budget limits with circuit breakers, and enables autonomous agent payments via the x402 protocol.

Cost Governor is part of the Data & APIs category — data and API skills that fetch, query, and work with external data sources. You can install it on its own or alongside other data & apis skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

How to install Cost Governor

The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:

1. Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
2. Open the in-app Skills panel.
3. Search for cost-governor and click Install.
4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Install from the command line

If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Cost Governor with a single command:

openclaw skills add cost-governor

This pulls cost-governor from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/cost-governor/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.

How to use Cost Governor

Once installed, Cost Governor activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.

Manual install (advanced)

If you prefer manual installation:

1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab cost-governor-1.0.1.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/cost-governor/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Cost Governor?

Install Cost Governor in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for cost-governor, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add cost-governor. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/cost-governor/.

Is Cost Governor free?

Yes. Cost Governor is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.

What does Cost Governor do?

Tracks LLM API costs in real-time, enforces budget limits with circuit breakers, and enables autonomous agent payments via the x402 protocol.

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