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Cursor agent gains open-source cost control and loop detection

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A new open-source tool called LoopGuard has been developed to manage costs and prevent infinite loops for the Cursor agent. It utilizes Cursor's hooks to monitor and control agent tool calls, enforcing session and daily dollar caps. LoopGuard also offers estimated cost tracking and supports Claude Code and Codex, with a unified cap across these models. AI

IMPACT Enhances user control over AI agent costs and behavior, potentially increasing adoption of AI coding assistants.

RANK_REASON This is a third-party tool that adds functionality to an existing product (Cursor agent).

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Cursor agent gains open-source cost control and loop detection

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This is a third-party tool that adds functionality to an existing product (Cursor agent).
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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Witty-Dirt-5021 ·

    Open-source spend caps and loop detection for Cursor agent, built on Cursor hooks

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Cursor's hooks (~/.cursor/hooks.json) let a script approve or deny each agent tool call. I built LoopGuard on top of that. It reads Cursor's local usage data and denies tool calls when you hit a session or daily dollar cap, or when the agent keep…

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