# llm-cost-guard

> Use this tool when you need to monitor and control Large Language Model (LLM) expenses, set spending limits, and receive budget alerts. It solves problems of unexpected costs and budget overruns by providing real-time tracking and alerts via slash commands like /guard within AI editors. The llm-cost-guard tool takes in spending limits and LLM usage data as inputs and outputs budget alerts and cost tracking information.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/wimoron-llm-cost-guard  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/wimoron-llm-cost-guard

## Description

MCP server for tracking LLM costs, setting spending limits, and receiving budget alerts directly within AI editors via slash commands like /guard.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.67
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-30

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/e9y1s3x5o3)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Wimoron/llm-cost-guard>

## 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": "wimoron-llm-cost-guard"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/wimoron-llm-cost-guard` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/wimoron-llm-cost-guard/pull`

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