diff --git a/src/queue/processors.ts b/src/queue/processors.ts
index b03350e75..16f11d0c7 100644
--- a/src/queue/processors.ts
+++ b/src/queue/processors.ts
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ const OFFICIAL_MINER_DETECTION_TTL_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
 const OFFICIAL_MINER_DETECTION_UNAVAILABLE_TTL_MS = 60 * 1000;
 const PR_PUBLIC_SURFACE_ACTIONS = new Set(["opened", "reopened", "synchronize", "ready_for_review", "edited"]);
 const PR_GATE_CLOSED_ACTIONS = new Set(["closed"]);
+const ISSUE_PLAN_COOLDOWN_MS = 10 * 60 * 1000;
 
 /**
  * Run (or dry-run) the data-retention prune across the configured log/snapshot tables and audit the
@@ -3189,7 +3190,8 @@ async function recordGateOverrideSkip(
  * issue comment so a contributor has a concrete starting point. Flag-OFF (default) returns false immediately
  * (BEFORE any parse), so `@gittensory plan` falls through to the existing mention path → byte-identical. Returns
  * true once it owns the event (so the caller records it processed and stops). Fail-safe: a model/post error is
- * recorded as a skip and never throws into the webhook loop.
+ * recorded as a skip and never throws into the webhook loop. A per-actor/per-repo cooldown prevents repeated
+ * maintainer comments from spending shared AI quota in a burst.
  */
 async function maybeProcessPlanCommand(env: Env, deliveryId: string, payload: GitHubWebhookPayload): Promise<boolean> {
   if (!isPlannerEnabled(env)) return false; // flag-OFF → not handled here; the worker is byte-identical to today
@@ -3208,7 +3210,11 @@ async function maybeProcessPlanCommand(env: Env, deliveryId: string, payload: Gi
     await recordPlanSkip(env, deliveryId, req.repoFullName, targetKey, req.actor, "actor_not_maintainer");
     return true;
   }
-  const plan = await generateIssuePlan(env, { title: req.issue.title, body: req.issue.body });
+  if (await isPlanCommandCoolingDown(env, req.repoFullName, req.actor, ISSUE_PLAN_COOLDOWN_MS)) {
+    await recordPlanSkip(env, deliveryId, req.repoFullName, targetKey, req.actor, "cooldown_active");
+    return true;
+  }
+  const plan = await generateIssuePlan(env, { title: req.issue.title, body: req.issue.body }, { actor: req.actor, repoFullName: req.repoFullName, issueNumber: req.issue.number });
   if (!plan) {
     await recordPlanSkip(env, deliveryId, req.repoFullName, targetKey, req.actor, "no_plan_generated");
     return true;
@@ -3226,6 +3232,23 @@ async function maybeProcessPlanCommand(env: Env, deliveryId: string, payload: Gi
   return true;
 }
 
+async function isPlanCommandCoolingDown(env: Env, repoFullName: string, actor: string, cooldownMs: number): Promise<boolean> {
+  const since = new Date(Date.now() - cooldownMs).toISOString();
+  const row = await env.DB.prepare(
+    `select 1 as active
+       from audit_events
+      where event_type in ('github_app.issue_plan_generated', 'github_app.issue_plan_skipped')
+        and actor = ?
+        and json_extract(metadata_json, '$.repoFullName') = ?
+        and created_at >= ?
+        and (event_type = 'github_app.issue_plan_generated' or coalesce(detail, '') in ('no_plan_generated', 'cooldown_active'))
+      limit 1`,
+  )
+    .bind(actor, repoFullName, since)
+    .first<{ active: number }>();
+  return Boolean(row);
+}
+
 async function recordPlanSkip(env: Env, deliveryId: string, repoFullName: string | null, targetKey: string | null, actor: string | null, reason: string): Promise<void> {
   await recordAuditEvent(env, {
     eventType: "github_app.issue_plan_skipped",
diff --git a/src/review/planner.ts b/src/review/planner.ts
index bdfa0426f..a8f0671a8 100644
--- a/src/review/planner.ts
+++ b/src/review/planner.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 //   • flag-OFF (default) → isPlannerEnabled is false, the handler short-circuits BEFORE parsing, and the worker
 //     is byte-identical to today (`@gittensory plan` falls through to the existing mention path → help card).
 //   • flag-ON → only a MAINTAINER can trigger it; the model sees only the (already-public) issue title + body;
-//     the output is public-safe-sanitized before posting; any model/error degrades to a no-plan no-op.
+//     shared AI budget accounting runs before Workers AI; the output is public-safe-sanitized before posting;
+//     any model/error degrades to a no-plan no-op.
 
-import { BEST_REVIEW_MODELS, coerceAiText, RELIABLE_FALLBACK_MODELS } from "../services/ai-review";
+import { BEST_REVIEW_MODELS, clampNumber, coerceAiText, estimateNeurons, RELIABLE_FALLBACK_MODELS, utcDayStartIso } from "../services/ai-review";
+import { recordAiUsageEvent, sumAiEstimatedNeuronsSince } from "../db/repositories";
 import { sanitizePublicComment } from "../github/commands";
 import { AGENT_COMMAND_COMMENT_MARKER } from "../github/comments";
 import { gittensoryFooter } from "../github/footer";
@@ -63,6 +65,25 @@ const PLANNER_SYSTEM_PROMPT = [
 const MAX_ISSUE_CHARS = 6_000;
 const MAX_PLAN_CHARS = 8_000;
 const PLANNER_MAX_TOKENS = 1_200;
+const PLANNER_MODEL_COUNT = 4;
+
+function plannerDailyBudget(env: Env): number {
+  const raw = Number(env.AI_DAILY_NEURON_BUDGET);
+  return clampNumber(env.AI_DAILY_NEURON_BUDGET && Number.isFinite(raw) ? raw : 10_000_000, 0, 10_000_000);
+}
+
+async function recordPlannerUsage(env: Env, args: { actor?: string | null | undefined; repoFullName?: string | null | undefined; issueNumber?: number | null | undefined; status: string; estimatedNeurons: number; detail: string }): Promise<void> {
+  await recordAiUsageEvent(env, {
+    feature: "issue_plan",
+    actor: args.actor ?? null,
+    route: "github_app.issue_plan",
+    model: [BEST_REVIEW_MODELS[0], RELIABLE_FALLBACK_MODELS[0]].join("+"),
+    status: args.status,
+    estimatedNeurons: args.estimatedNeurons,
+    detail: args.detail,
+    metadata: { repoFullName: args.repoFullName ?? null, issueNumber: args.issueNumber ?? null },
+  });
+}
 
 /** One Workers-AI text completion for the planner: primary model, one reliable fallback, a single retry each.
  *  Fail-safe — any error or empty output returns null. Mirrors runWorkersOpinion's routing (AI Gateway when set). */
@@ -88,12 +109,23 @@ async function runPlannerModel(env: Env, system: string, user: string): Promise<
 /** Generate an implementation plan (markdown) from an issue's title + body via Workers AI. Returns null when AI
  *  is unavailable or returns nothing (the caller then posts no plan). The returned text is bounded; the caller
  *  still sanitizes it before posting. */
-export async function generateIssuePlan(env: Env, issue: { title?: string | null | undefined; body?: string | null | undefined }): Promise<string | null> {
+export async function generateIssuePlan(
+  env: Env,
+  issue: { title?: string | null | undefined; body?: string | null | undefined },
+  accounting: { actor?: string | null | undefined; repoFullName?: string | null | undefined; issueNumber?: number | null | undefined } = {},
+): Promise<string | null> {
   const title = (issue.title ?? "").trim();
   const body = (issue.body ?? "").trim().slice(0, MAX_ISSUE_CHARS);
   if (!title && !body) return null; // nothing to plan from
   const user = `Issue title: ${title || "(none)"}\n\nIssue description:\n${body || "(no description provided)"}`;
+  const estimatedNeurons = estimateNeurons(PLANNER_SYSTEM_PROMPT.length + user.length, PLANNER_MAX_TOKENS, PLANNER_MODEL_COUNT);
+  const remainingBudget = Math.max(0, plannerDailyBudget(env) - (await sumAiEstimatedNeuronsSince(env, utcDayStartIso())));
+  if (estimatedNeurons > remainingBudget) {
+    await recordPlannerUsage(env, { ...accounting, status: "quota_exceeded", estimatedNeurons: 0, detail: `estimated ${estimatedNeurons} neurons exceeds remaining ${remainingBudget}` });
+    return null;
+  }
   const plan = await runPlannerModel(env, PLANNER_SYSTEM_PROMPT, user);
+  await recordPlannerUsage(env, { ...accounting, status: plan ? "ok" : "no_output", estimatedNeurons: plan ? estimatedNeurons : 0, detail: plan ? "issue plan generated" : "no usable output" });
   if (!plan) return null;
   return plan.slice(0, MAX_PLAN_CHARS);
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/planner.test.ts b/test/unit/planner.test.ts
index 60973b69c..978259bb6 100644
--- a/test/unit/planner.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/planner.test.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ describe("generateIssuePlan (#issue-coding-plan)", () => {
     expect((run.mock.calls[0] as unknown as unknown[])[2]).toEqual({ gateway: { id: "gw-1" } });
   });
 
+  it("does not call Workers AI when the shared daily neuron budget is exhausted", async () => {
+    const run = vi.fn(async () => ({ response: "should not run" }));
+    const env = createTestEnv({ AI: { run } as unknown as Ai, AI_DAILY_NEURON_BUDGET: "0" });
+    await expect(generateIssuePlan(env, { title: "Add a flag", body: "Use AI budget." }, { actor: "maint", repoFullName: "acme/widgets", issueNumber: 7 })).resolves.toBeNull();
+    expect(run).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    const usage = await env.DB.prepare("select feature, actor, status, estimated_neurons, metadata_json from ai_usage_events where feature = ?").bind("issue_plan").first<{ feature: string; actor: string; status: string; estimated_neurons: number; metadata_json: string }>();
+    expect(usage).toMatchObject({ feature: "issue_plan", actor: "maint", status: "quota_exceeded", estimated_neurons: 0 });
+    expect(JSON.parse(usage?.metadata_json ?? "{}")).toMatchObject({ repoFullName: "acme/widgets", issueNumber: 7 });
+  });
+
   it("returns null when there is no issue text to plan from (no AI call)", async () => {
     const run = vi.fn(async () => ({ response: "x" }));
     const env = createTestEnv({ AI: { run } as unknown as Ai });
diff --git a/test/unit/queue.test.ts b/test/unit/queue.test.ts
index d74cb08f3..c7f0e8537 100644
--- a/test/unit/queue.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/queue.test.ts
@@ -1493,6 +1493,47 @@ describe("queue processors", () => {
     expect(postedBody).toContain("Add retry-on-5xx");
     const audit = await env.DB.prepare("select count(*) as n from audit_events where event_type = ?").bind("github_app.issue_plan_generated").first<{ n: number }>();
     expect(audit?.n).toBe(1);
+    const usage = await env.DB.prepare("select feature, actor, status, estimated_neurons, metadata_json from ai_usage_events where feature = ?").bind("issue_plan").first<{ feature: string; actor: string; status: string; estimated_neurons: number; metadata_json: string }>();
+    expect(usage?.status).toBe("ok");
+    expect(usage?.actor).toBe("maintainer1");
+    expect(usage?.estimated_neurons).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(JSON.parse(usage?.metadata_json ?? "{}")).toMatchObject({ repoFullName: "JSONbored/gittensory", issueNumber: 77 });
+  });
+
+  it("planner: enforces the shared AI budget before calling Workers AI", async () => {
+    const run = vi.fn(async () => ({ response: "should not run" }));
+    const env = createTestEnv({ GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY: await generatePrivateKeyPem(), GITTENSORY_REVIEW_PLANNER: "true", AI_DAILY_NEURON_BUDGET: "0", AI: { run } as unknown as Ai });
+    await setupPlannerRepo(env);
+    vi.stubGlobal("fetch", async (input: RequestInfo | URL) => {
+      const url = input.toString();
+      if (url.includes("/access_tokens")) return Response.json({ token: "installation-token" });
+      if (url.includes("/collaborators/") && url.includes("/permission")) return Response.json({ permission: "admin" });
+      return new Response("not found", { status: 404 });
+    });
+    await processJob(env, plannerWebhook("@gittensory plan", "maintainer1"));
+    expect(run).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    const usage = await env.DB.prepare("select status from ai_usage_events where feature = ?").bind("issue_plan").first<{ status: string }>();
+    expect(usage?.status).toBe("quota_exceeded");
+    const skip = await env.DB.prepare("select detail from audit_events where event_type = ?").bind("github_app.issue_plan_skipped").first<{ detail: string }>();
+    expect(skip?.detail).toBe("no_plan_generated");
+  });
+
+  it("planner: enforces a per-actor per-repo cooldown before spending AI", async () => {
+    const run = vi.fn(async () => ({ response: "## Summary\nPlan." }));
+    const env = createTestEnv({ GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY: await generatePrivateKeyPem(), GITTENSORY_REVIEW_PLANNER: "true", AI: { run } as unknown as Ai });
+    await setupPlannerRepo(env);
+    vi.stubGlobal("fetch", async (input: RequestInfo | URL, init?: RequestInit) => {
+      const url = input.toString();
+      if (url.includes("/access_tokens")) return Response.json({ token: "installation-token" });
+      if (url.includes("/collaborators/") && url.includes("/permission")) return Response.json({ permission: "admin" });
+      if (url.includes("/issues/77/comments")) return Response.json({ id: init?.body ? 5 : 6 }, { status: 201 });
+      return new Response("not found", { status: 404 });
+    });
+    await processJob(env, plannerWebhook("@gittensory plan", "maintainer1"));
+    await processJob(env, plannerWebhook("@gittensory plan again", "maintainer1"));
+    expect(run).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const cooldown = await env.DB.prepare("select detail from audit_events where event_type = ? and detail = ?").bind("github_app.issue_plan_skipped", "cooldown_active").first<{ detail: string }>();
+    expect(cooldown?.detail).toBe("cooldown_active");
   });
 
   it("planner: flag OFF is byte-identical — @gittensory plan posts no plan and the AI is never called", async () => {