Run the Work That Fits the Remaining Budget

A queue that runs strictly in arrival order will start a long task with little budget left and then fail it at the deadline, wasting room a short task could have used. Budget aware scheduling looks at the estimate before the queue position. This skill covers the pattern for agent systems: carry a budget estimate on every task, admit the work whose estimate fits the remaining budget, downgrade or defer work that will not fit instead of starting it, keep a slice of budget unspent for urgent work that arrives late, and alert when a run spends most of its budget before it is half done.

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