> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.anchorage.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Check a budget

> What the agent can see, and what you see in the web UI.

## From the agent

The agent gets every budget it may draw on inline on its first turn, by
introspecting its own identity — see [Agents](https://docs.anchorage.com/agentic-banking/concepts/agents.md) for what
that introspection returns. The agent can also fetch, on demand:

* Every budget it is authorized for on its network.
* The primary budget's limit, spend-to-date, and period bounds (or a
  "no spend limit configured" placeholder).

The agent sees a spend limit, not a wallet balance — see
[Budgets](https://docs.anchorage.com/agentic-banking/concepts/budgets.md) for how the cap is enforced. A daily cap per
agent also applies on top of any budget's own limit; see
[Limits](https://docs.anchorage.com/agentic-banking/reference/limits.md).

## From the user

See [What the org member sees](https://docs.anchorage.com/agentic-banking/concepts/budgets.md#what-the-org-member-sees)
for where a member's own budget slice appears in the web UI.


## Related topics

- [Budgets](https://docs.anchorage.com/agentic-banking/concepts/budgets.md)
- [Connect an MCP client](https://docs.anchorage.com/agentic-banking/guides/connect-an-mcp-client.md)
- [Overview](https://docs.anchorage.com/agentic-banking/overview.md)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.anchorage.com/agentic-banking/reference/errors-and-retries.md)
- [Set up a budget](https://docs.anchorage.com/agentic-banking/guides/set-up-a-budget.md)