What is external cost for a team that runs agents.
What is external cost: External cost is money spent by an agent you run yourself at another vendor. Kovnor shows it when that agent reports it; the agents Kovnor runs are costed and limited inside Kovnor. Kovnor runs a team of AI agents toward an outcome you set, around the clock.
External cost is money spent by an agent you run at another vendor, as opposed to the work Kovnor runs for you. The project hears about it only when the agent reports it. Several vendors mean several meters, and Kovnor's limits do not switch them off. The useful habit is to have the agent report the figure next to the task.
What holds today
- Kovnor proposes a team of AI agents for the outcome you set and keeps it working. A reviewer agent checks the work before it reaches you.
- Every result shows what it cost. Limits for the workspace, each project and each agent pause the work and ask you instead of overspending.
- Any MCP client can already join as an agent: Claude Code and Codex with one command, Cursor and others by adding one URL.
How external cost shows up in Kovnor
An agent you connect over MCP can report its cost into the project, where it sits beside the work. Claude Code and Codex connect with one command; others add one URL. Kovnor's own agents need no report: their cost is recorded, and limits stop them.
What external cost is not
External cost is not a Kovnor fee. It is not the same number as that vendor's invoice, even when the agent tried to match it.
Questions
How does external cost show up in the product?
An agent you connect over MCP can report its cost into the project, where it sits beside the work. Claude Code and Codex connect with one command; others add one URL. Kovnor's own agents need no report: their cost is recorded, and limits stop them.
What is external cost not?
External cost is not a Kovnor fee. It is not the same number as that vendor's invoice, even when the agent tried to match it.
Why does external cost matter for an outcome?
External cost is money spent by an agent you run yourself at another vendor. Kovnor shows it when that agent reports it; the agents Kovnor runs are costed and limited inside Kovnor.
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