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Quotes, reserves, and final charges

Liskov separates estimation, authorization, and settlement so a customer can review a bounded commitment before work proceeds.

Read each amount correctly​

  • A policy cap is the maximum authority authored for a job or generation.
  • A quote is a current estimate based on the proposed work and known market facts.
  • A reserve temporarily reduces available Service Credits so the bounded work can settle.
  • A final charge is the amount actually debited after required evidence.
  • A release returns unused reserve to available credit.

A reserve is not a charge and not proof of successful execution. A final charge can be below the cap and quote. A financial item can enter review when network evidence is incomplete or contradictory; Liskov must not guess.

Internal network settlement​

The service may pay Acurast reward and native fees in network units, bounded by the effective policy. That is a Liskov treasury mechanic. Customer records stay denominated in USD Service Credits and should explain the related Application, deployment, job, and reason.

Verify​

Open Billing & funding and match the reserve/final/release records to the Application UID and deployment. Or page through read-only transactions:

proof liskov organization billing transactions ORGANIZATION_ID \
  --limit 25

Use --before EPOCH_MILLISECONDS for older records. Never infer a final charge by subtracting two browser-displayed balances; read the authoritative transaction record.

See Spend limits for authored authority and Billing, settlement, and retirement for a long-running reserve or review.