Problem Statement

Currently, clawdbot does not support configuring rate limits at the agent level in the configuration file. While global commands settings and other agent-specific configurations exist, there is no way to apply rate limiting restrictions to individual agents.

Desired Behavior

I would like to add support for rateLimits configuration on individual agents, similar to how commands, sandbox, and tools are configured:

{
  "id": "discord-egon",
  "model": {
    "primary": "mistral/mistral-large-latest"
  },
  "rateLimits": {
    "requestsPerMinute": 20,
    "tokensPerMinute": 100
  },
  "tools": {
    "deny": ["group:web", "browser", "exec"]
  },
  "sandbox": {
    "mode": "all"
  }
}

Use Cases

1. Cost Control: Limit tokens per minute for expensive models
2. Rate Limiting: Prevent aggressive API usage for specific agents
3. Discord Bot Management: Control bot response frequency
4. Multi-Agent Systems: Different rate limits for different agents

Technical Context

Currently, commands, tools, sandbox can be configured per-agent. rateLimits should follow the same pattern for consistency.

Environment

• clawdbot version: 2026.1.24-3
• Use case: Discord bot with Mistral model and Groq fallback

Additional Notes

Agent-level rate limiting would provide fine-grained control over resource usage in multi-agent deployments.