> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hacktron.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Automation credits

> Understand how you buy automation credit, how each run deducts them, and how auto top-up keeps your balance stocked.

[Automations](/platform/automations/overview) run on shared organization automation credits. Every [remediation](/platform/automations/remediation) run, whether triggered manually from a finding or by an automation, deducts credits based on what the run costs when it completes.

Automation credits are organization-wide. They are separate from Code Review seats and your Whitebox Scan credits.

## How credits work

<Steps>
  <Step title="Keep a balance">
    <Tip>
      All organizations with an active [Code Review](/code-review/overview) subscription start with \$50 in automation credits.
    </Tip>

    Buy credits from **Billing** (access only for Organization Owners), and / or turn on [auto top-up](#auto-top-up) to keep the balance above a threshold you set.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/hacktronai/v4DJL9V82dcSAdAH/images/billing.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=v4DJL9V82dcSAdAH&q=85&s=abe0fe775568fdae8ce4edbad64d64f5" alt="Billing" width="1920" height="1080" data-path="images/billing.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Checkout">
    Complete any required card authentication (such as 3D Secure). The purchased credits are added to the organization balance after the charge succeeds.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Runs check the balance">
    A remediation run only starts while the organization has credits. When the balance runs out, new runs don't start and the Billing page shows that automations are paused.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Runs deduct on completion">
    Each run's cost is deducted from the balance once, when the run completes. Costs vary with the size of the run.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Auto top-up

Auto top-up buys credits automatically when the balance drops below a threshold, so your automations keep running without manual purchases.

Set it up on the Billing page under your automation credit balance:

* **Trigger**: the balance that starts a top-up.
* **Target**: the balance the top-up buys back up to. Your target must be above the trigger.
* **Monthly limit**: an optional cap on how many credits auto top-up may buy per month.

Auto top-up requires a saved payment method and charges the card on file without an interactive checkout. If a top-up charge fails, your automations stay paused until the balance is topped up manually or the card issue is resolved.

## Related docs

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Remediation" icon="wrench" href="/platform/automations/remediation">
    Trigger an AI-generated fix for a finding.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Automations" icon="bolt" href="/platform/automations/overview">
    Auto-remediate qualifying findings and notify your team.
  </Card>
</Columns>