AI agent rate limiting controls the frequency of writes, tool calls or other operations. A refillable allowance can permit normal autonomous work while slowing an unexpected loop before it affects many resources.
Limits can vary by identity, action type, target and risk. They should apply across child processes and retries so an agent cannot bypass the intended budget by changing its execution path.
ELI5
Agent rate limiting places a cap on how often an AI agent can perform an action during a period of time. It gives normal work room to continue while slowing a mistake or runaway loop before it affects too many resources.
For example, an email agent might be allowed to send ten approved messages per minute. If a bug tries to send hundreds, the extra attempts are delayed or blocked. The limit should cover retries and child agents so the same budget cannot be bypassed through another path.
