Burnwatch

Burnwatch provides essential financial oversight for autonomous agents managing their own transactions. Key capabilities include: * Real-time spend monitoring for agent wallets * Anomaly detection for unusual payment patterns * Identification of unknown payment counterparties * Alerts for sudden spikes in burn rate * Observe-only, non-custodial operation This platform addresses a critical vulnerability where autonomous agents, tasked with paying for APIs, tools, and compute, can suffer rapid financial depletion due to bugs or malicious injections. Traditional per-transaction limits are insufficient as attackers can bleed funds through numerous 'normal-looking' micro-payments. Burnwatch learns the unique spending behavior of each agent—its typical burn rate, payment recipients, and rhythm—to establish a baseline. When deviations occur, such as unexpected burn-rate spikes or payments to unfamiliar destinations, Burnwatch instantly flags the anomaly. It alerts users within seconds, providing evidence and allowing intervention while funds are still retrievable. This system works seamlessly across various payment rails like x402, AgentCore, MPP, and HTTP 402, offering comprehensive protection without requiring any custody migration or access to private keys. It integrates with a simple SDK shim around existing payment clients, ensuring it's never in the critical money path and operates in an outbound-only, fail-open manner. Burnwatch is designed for engineering teams and organizations deploying autonomous agents that handle real-money transactions. It's ideal for anyone who needs robust financial security and fraud detection for their programmatic spending entities. Set up is quick, allowing operational security within minutes.