Pipeline v2 Phase 1, commit 3/4. Cost_Governor reserves each call's
worst-case estimate (prompt chars/4 + max_tokens via the #18 pricing
chain) against the run ledger row with one atomic conditional UPDATE
(the #10 lock discipline) BEFORE dispatch, then settles to actuals after
each response; failed calls release their hold. Integrated inside
OpenRouter_Provider::send_chat_completion so EVERY text-LLM call path is
guarded with zero call-site changes; the image curl_multi batch reserves
its summed estimate in Image_Pipeline before generate_image_batch.
Breach: run halted (sticky), overage recorded, Cost_Ceiling_Exception
aborts the un-dispatched call, process_next_queued_article aborts the
remaining queued articles of halted/failed runs, and the Review Queue
shows a 'Halted runs' notice (runs halted pre-post have no draft to
list). Ceiling = prautoblogger_per_run_cost_ceiling_usd setting (default
constant $0.50, snapshotted at run start, 0 = disabled). Standalone
no-run calls, the monthly cap, and the AI Gateway path are unchanged.
Under-300: provider API-key fetch+validation moved verbatim to
OpenRouter_Request_Builder::resolve_api_key().
Agent-Session: pipeline-v2-phase1-engineer-20260612
WordPress plugin that auto-researches topics from Reddit, generates
SEO-optimized articles via OpenRouter LLMs, runs them through a chief
editor agent, and publishes on a daily schedule.
Includes:
- Full generation pipeline (collect → analyze → score → generate → review → publish)
- Cost tracking and budget enforcement
- Admin UI: settings, review queue, metrics, activity log
- CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions → WordPress REST deploy)
- Unit test suite (PHPUnit + Brain Monkey)
- Structured logging with configurable verbosity
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>