Agent Credit Limits and Alerts - Copilot Studio

Hi everyone,

We're evaluating the use of Agent Credit Limits and alert notifications in the Power Platform Admin Center as a way to control unexpected Copilot Credit consumption.

Recently, we had an agent consume 668k Copilot Credits in just 3 days, which raised concerns about how quickly usage can grow before administrators become aware of it.

My questions are:

• How frequently is Copilot Credit consumption evaluated against an agent's credit limit?
• Are alert notifications generated in near real-time, or are they dependent on the same reporting pipeline used by the consumption reports?
• If an agent reaches its configured credit limit, is it automatically turned off or blocked from further consumption?
• Given that consumption reports often appear to refresh hours later (or even the next day), can alerts also be delayed?
• If there is a reporting delay, is there a risk that an agent could significantly exceed the intended limit before administrators receive a notification?
• What is the recommended approach for preventing large unexpected consumption spikes in production?

Has anyone successfully implemented a governance model that provides more immediate protection against runaway usage, or are the current credit limits and alerts primarily intended for retrospective monitoring?

Thanks in advance for any guidance.