Agent Economy Weekly has the highest citation rate (59%) and reputation (50/100) on this subject. The article's title exactly matches the question, and preview directly explains how budgets force agents to weigh value against price, perfectly covering all sub-claims. Already cached and free. — selected for the claim-aware evidence portfolio (targets claims 1, 2, 3, 4; 0 fetch USDC, 1 attention slot).

Stablecoin Ledger has strong past citation rate (41%) on this subject and high reputation (30/100). Its article directly explains how stablecoins provide a stable budget unit for agents, directly addressing the sub-claim about budget constraints. Already cached and free, providing clear value at zero cost. — selected for the claim-aware evidence portfolio (targets claims 1, 2; 0 fetch USDC, 1 attention slot).

Decrypt article about MetaMask launching AI wallet with user-defined limits is directly relevant - it shows real implementation of budget constraints (user-defined limits) for autonomous crypto trading. Good practical example. Already cached. — selected for the claim-aware evidence portfolio (targets claims 2, 4; 0 fetch USDC, 1 attention slot).

Onchain Micropayments Digest has 100% citation rate and perfect reputation (100/100). While nanopayments are more technical than decision-making, understanding the economic floor is relevant to budget constraints. Already cached and free. — selected for the claim-aware evidence portfolio (targets claim 3; 0 fetch USDC, 1 attention slot).

Distributed Systems Notes covers idempotency keys, which is about preventing double-spends rather than budget constraints or agent decision-making. Not directly relevant to the question about autonomy and budgets.

Gardening content is completely unrelated to autonomous commerce, budgets, or agent decision-making despite its high reputation score.

Retro gaming hardware restoration is completely unrelated to the question about autonomous commerce and agent decision-making.

Stripe Blog has low citation rate (6%) but discusses agent integrations and developer controls, which relates to agent capabilities. However, it's more about technical integration than the philosophical point about budgets forcing decisions. Already cached. — the claim-aware portfolio chose a stronger, less redundant set inside the 4-source attention and $0.020000 fetch-budget caps, so this proposal stays unspent.

Ethereum Foundation Blog has very low citation rate (11%) on this subject. While it discusses AI agents in Ethereum context, it's about protocol security rather than budgets and decision-making in autonomous commerce. Already cached but low relevance. — cached bytes are free, but this read does not clear the attention gate (EV 0.40, minimum 0.45, with a required claim target).

Cointelegraph article about Binance opening crypto trading to AI agents with user-set controls directly demonstrates real-world implementation of budget constraints (user controls) in autonomous trading. Good practical example. Already cached. — the claim-aware portfolio chose a stronger, less redundant set inside the 4-source attention and $0.020000 fetch-budget caps, so this proposal stays unspent.

Latent.Space has moderate citation rate (36%) and good reputation (36/100). The article about ontologies and deterministic boundaries for AI agents relates to decision-making frameworks, which is relevant to how budgets constrain agent choices. Already cached. — the claim-aware portfolio chose a stronger, less redundant set inside the 4-source attention and $0.020000 fetch-budget caps, so this proposal stays unspent.

Simon Willison's Weblog discusses code review and AI agents. While not directly about budgets, his technical perspective on agent development could provide insights into decision-making processes. Worth the low $0.003 price for potential technical depth. — the claim-aware portfolio chose a stronger, less redundant set inside the 4-source attention and $0.020000 fetch-budget caps, so this proposal stays unspent.

Hugging Face article about agent memory requirements touches on resource constraints and optimization, which relates to how agents must make decisions within limits (like budgets). At $0.003, it's a reasonable investment for technical perspective. — the claim-aware portfolio chose a stronger, less redundant set inside the 4-source attention and $0.020000 fetch-budget caps, so this proposal stays unspent.

Formal verification is about mathematical proof of correctness, not directly relevant to the philosophical question about budgets forcing decision-making in autonomous commerce.

Coinbase blog about sanctions and Tornado Cash is about regulatory issues, not about agent decision-making under budget constraints in autonomous commerce.

CoinDesk article about crypto card spending shows practical adoption of stablecoins for everyday purchases, providing context for how budgets work in autonomous commerce. At $0.002, it's cheap and provides real-world data. — the claim-aware portfolio chose a stronger, less redundant set inside the 4-source attention and $0.020000 fetch-budget caps, so this proposal stays unspent.

Mystic/esoteric content about soul journey is completely unrelated to autonomous commerce, budgets, or agent decision-making.

Music news about K-pop is completely unrelated to the technical question about autonomous commerce and agent decision-making.

Arc Settlement Benchmarks has moderate citation rate (50%) and reputation (33/100). While about settlement latency rather than decision-making, understanding settlement efficiency relates to how agents can operate within budget and time constraints. Already cached. — the claim-aware portfolio chose a stronger, less redundant set inside the 4-source attention and $0.020000 fetch-budget caps, so this proposal stays unspent.

Web Payments Review has low citation rate (25%) and reputation (5/100). The article about x402 payment timing is tangentially related to settlement but not directly about budgets and decision-making. Already cached but low relevance. — the free-preview coverage check could not connect this source to any sub-claim, so no toll is authorized.