Where to find this
From the dashboard sidebar, click Usage to open Usage & Capacity (`usage.html`).
Automation Capacity
Understanding capacity values and usage
Capacity shows how much automation room is available in a 24-hour window. It is designed for transparency, not pressure.
What you will see on Usage & Capacity
- Progress ring with Used Today percentage.
- Stat rows: Automation Capacity Used, Capacity Available, Daily Available.
- Daily reset notice: capacity resets at midnight UTC.
- Plan limits section titled Your Plan Includes with Connected Environments, Active Playgrounds, and Active Behaviours.
What you can do here
- See current daily usage at a glance.
- Check whether usage is normal for your active behavior mix.
- Compare remaining room with expected activity windows.
- Review plan options if your instructions have grown.
What values like 12,000x mean
The x symbol represents individual automation cycles — each one a discrete piece of work Chilla completes within your instructions. 12,000× means 12,000 automation runs available that day. Most users with active behaviors find their daily allocation more than comfortable.
- Daily Available: full daily capacity allocation.
- Automation Capacity Used: units consumed so far today.
- Capacity Available: units remaining before daily reset.
- Percent used: current share of daily capacity consumed.
Normal behavior: Usage resets daily. Temporary peaks do not carry over as penalties to the next day.
Why usage can differ across behaviors
Different behaviors and monitoring contexts can consume different amounts of capacity. Chilla handles this automatically within your active instructions.
- Some actions are lighter.
- Some are heavier in high-activity windows.
- Watching multiple playgrounds can increase activity volume.
What "unlimited with guardrails" means
Usage can show Unlimited for some tier limits, while system guardrails still apply in the background for reliability.
- Guardrails do not change instruction scope.
- Guardrails do not move funds outside your environment account.
- Guardrail internals are not exposed in support docs or Flow logs.
Capacity alerts in the app
- High Automation Load: shown when usage reaches warning range.
- Daily Capacity Reached: shown when daily limit is fully consumed.
- Both alert states include an Upgrade action that routes to `upgrade.html`.
Capacity FAQ
Capacity looks low. Should I panic?
No. Check active instructions, playground coverage, and current event activity first. Then compare with your plan profile.
Does low capacity mean bad outcomes?
No. Capacity is an automation workload measure, not an outcome predictor.
What happens near limits?
Automation can pause or step aside gracefully until capacity resets. Use Flow to see event-level context.