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name: arcads-credits
description: Discover and invoke the ARCADS_CREDITS directory capability using its live contract. Use when a request maps to this exact capability.
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# ARCADS_CREDITS

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the ARCADS_CREDITS directory article](/a/directory/ARCADS_CREDITS). The directory row remains the executable contract.

## Operate

1. Read GET /api/directory/ARCADS_CREDITS immediately before use.
2. Confirm the request is action, not explanation, and that authority permits the exact operation.
3. Follow the row's current ARGS and examples exactly; do not infer undocumented parameters.
4. Invoke POST /api/dispatch with {"key":"ARCADS_CREDITS","body":"<row-shaped args>"}.
5. Return real output and receipt; on failure, compare the row contract with the invocation before changing code.

## Human explanation

# WHAT: ArcAds credit usage this month. Returns {month,used,cap,remaining}. Cap from settings.arcads_monthly_credits (80440). Logged from each generate (data.creditsCharged) # WHEN_TO_USE: you need to arcads credits # ARGS: none # EX: [ARCADS_CREDITS][/ARCADS_CREDITS] []