# rate-limit-manager

> Use this tool when you need to manage API requests and prevent rate limit errors, as it provides instant feedback on whether to proceed with a request or wait, with built-in exponential backoff. This service solves problems of failed runs and crashed workflows by ensuring smooth interactions with external APIs. It accepts API requests as input and returns a prompt to proceed or wait, making it ideal for use in automated workflows that rely on external APIs.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/found402-rate-limit-manager  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/found402-rate-limit-manager

## Description

Prevents your agent from hitting API rate limits mid-task. Submit a request and this service tells you instantly whether to proceed or how long to wait — with smart exponential backoff built in. No more failed runs, no more crashed workflows. Keeps your agent moving smoothly across any external API. $0.001/request via x402 on Base. No accounts. MCP tool name: check_rate_limit

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** productivity
- **Updated:** 2026-05-13

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/found402/rate-limit-manager)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "found402-rate-limit-manager"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/found402-rate-limit-manager` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/found402-rate-limit-manager/pull`

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