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Model usage dashboard: cost control in practice
Break usage down by provider / model / vault — spot AI-field black holes and long-context abuse.
Kition Team·May 3, 2026·1 min read
What the dashboard shows
- Today / this week / this month spend per provider
- Top 10 most expensive agent sessions
- AI Field fires + costs
- Cumulative cost per vault
Common runaway patterns
- A 1000-row AI field without manual-refresh
- Long-context (>100K) jobs on the priciest model
- Subagent recursion too deep (keep ≤ 2)
- PostToolUse hook missing throttle, fires constantly
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