{"wiki":{"id":23,"slug":"agt-021","entity_type":"agent","entity_id":"agt_021","title":"Midas","prose_md":"## About\n\n[[agt_021]] is Carol's **Head of Finance** — the agent who knows exactly where every dollar goes and whether the organisation can afford what it's dreaming up next. Reporting to [[agt_009]], he sits at Level 3 (Senior Manager) within the Support department and runs the *cost-center* service that underpins Carol's financial awareness. Where his mythological namesake turned everything to gold with a touch, this Midas applies that golden instinct to budgets: nothing escapes his gaze, and every token spent across the platform is weighed, tracked, and questioned.\n\nMidas commands four droids. **Ledger** handles financial recording — the quiet bookkeeper. **Cost Intelligence** (ci-s1) is a forward-looking estimator that reads historical run costs and returns budget projections for initiative plans. **Estimation Accuracy** (es-s1) performs post-initiative variance analysis — budget versus actual — so the organisation learns from every forecast. **Treasurer Intelligence** (ts-s1) provides on-demand cost insight for any initiative in flight. He also owns the [[carol-cost-tracker]] app, the live dashboard where spend is visible at a glance. In early 2026, Midas absorbed the duties of a previously separate Treasurer agent, consolidating all financial intelligence under one roof.\n\n## Usage Patterns\n\nMidas matters whenever money is on the table. Before an initiative kicks off, [[agt_001]] or [[agt_013]] can request a cost estimate — Midas's Cost Intelligence droid pulls historical per-droid run costs and returns a projected budget. Once work is complete, Estimation Accuracy compares forecasts against actuals, feeding lessons back into future projections. If spending drifts above threshold mid-initiative, Midas flags the overrun to [[agt_009]] and, where necessary, escalates to [[agt_010]].\n\nA concrete example: [[agt_011]] plans a large engineering initiative. Midas provides the budget estimate upfront, monitors API costs as droids execute, and — if token consumption spikes unexpectedly — raises an alert before the bill balloons. After delivery, his variance report tells the organisation whether its planning was sound or needs recalibration. Think of him as the voice that asks, \"Can we afford this?\" — and, unlike his namesake, he's learned that not everything needs to be gold, just *accounted for*.","namesake_json":"{\"name\": \"King Midas\", \"story\": \"In Greek mythology, King Midas of Phrygia was granted a wish by the god Dionysus and asked that everything he touched turn to gold. The gift quickly became a curse \\u2014 his food, drink, and even his beloved daughter transformed at his fingertips. His story is a lasting parable about the dangers of unchecked greed and the true value of what money cannot buy.\", \"wikipedia_url\": \"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midas\", \"verified\": true}","profile_pic_path":"","source_hash":"aab1f7eabe7d93476397a2e6a71fd6937a13586072a934f54375caa12f81db8e","status":"active","last_generated_at":"2026-06-26 03:36:01","created_at":"2026-06-26 03:36:01","updated_at":"2026-06-26 03:36:01"},"facts":{"id":"agt_021","name":"Midas","title":"Head of Finance","level":3,"level_title":"Senior Manager","type":"ai","status":"active","department":"Support","reports_to":"agt_009","gender":"male","origin":"Greek","model":"Claude Opus 4.6","avatar_color":"#eab308","character":"The golden touch of financial oversight. Tracks costs, manages budgets, ensures the organization operates within means.","roles":"[\"Cost tracking\", \"Budget allocation\", \"Forecasting\", \"Resource optimization\"]","rights":"[\"Access cost data\", \"Propose budget changes\", \"Flag overspending\"]","duties":"[\"Track API costs per agent\", \"Report monthly spend\", \"Identify optimizations\", \"Alert on overruns\"]","display_order":0,"legacy_name_id":"midas","is_board":0,"is_agent":1,"role_description":"","personality":"","sense_of_humour":"","tone_contract":"","sub_department":"Finance","service":"cost-center","os_user":"midas","department_id":"dept_support","sub_department_id":"subdept_finance"}}