{"version":"2.1.311","anchor":"hasspendcap-exposed-from-maxbudgetusd","canonical_anchor":"hasspendcap-exposed-from-maxbudgetusd","heading":"Claude Code now knows when a spending cap is set","tier":"internal","area":"SDK","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.311\/e\/hasspendcap-exposed-from-maxbudgetusd","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.311","markdown":"### Claude Code now knows when a spending cap is set\n\nTools can now check whether a spending cap is set, which is true whenever `maxBudgetUsd` has a value\n\n**What**\n\nWhen the `maxBudgetUsd` option is set, which caps how much a session may spend, Claude Code now marks that a spending cap is in place so its tools can check for it.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis lets features behave differently when a budget cap is set. Nothing yet uses it in a way you would notice.\n\n- Area: SDK\n- Names: `maxBudgetUsd`\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}