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Service Dependency Budgets

Set budgets for upstreams

Dependency budgets define acceptable error/latency/cost per upstream, monitor usage, alert when thresholds near, and trigger fallbacks or throttling to avoid cascading failures and bill shock.

Define

Set thresholds for error, latency, and spend per dependency.

Monitor

Track usage vs budgets with alerts.

React

Throttle/fallback or renegotiate limits when budgets burn.

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