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# Protect & Govern

Rate Limit helps you control traffic to your AI Agents and protect your system from overload.

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## Overview

**Protect & Govern** groups tools for monitoring and controlling how Agents and users consume AI resources:

| Feature        | Description                                                      |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Rate Limit** | Cap Requests and Tokens per period, applied per Model or API Key |

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## Getting Started

| I want to...                  | Go to                                                           |
| ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Create and manage Rate Limits | [Rate Limit](/ai-stack/agent-base/protect-govern/rate-limit.md) |