diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2ef5e87..5bf6413 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/).
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- The Claude Desktop settings for `budget_usd` and `max_commitment_usd` now
+  use the inclusive min 0 (like the other float caps) instead of 1, so sub-dollar amounts are accepted, matching the server, which accepts any
+  positive amount (mcp#82). Tests also pin that a panic or a cancelled context
+  inside the provider purchase call keeps the budget reservation counted.
 - `cudly_aws_ec2_ri_purchase` with `offering_class=standard` is now capped by
   `CUDLY_MCP_MAX_COMMITMENT_USD` and counted against `CUDLY_MCP_BUDGET_USD` at
   the standard offering's price (`GetOfferingDetailsForClass`, go#574), not the
diff --git a/mcpb/manifest.json b/mcpb/manifest.json
index 60489c4..a3e3c84 100644
--- a/mcpb/manifest.json
+++ b/mcpb/manifest.json
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@
       "type": "number",
       "title": "Maximum commitment per purchase call (USD)",
       "description": "Per-call ceiling on the total USD one purchase commits over its full term, priced by the provider just before buying. Required before any real purchase: leave it empty and purchases are refused. USD only; purchases that cannot be priced (including real GCP CUD purchases for now) are refused. Applies per call, not cumulatively.",
-      "min": 1,
+      "min": 0,
       "required": false
     },
     "budget_usd": {
       "type": "number",
       "title": "Cumulative purchase budget per server process (USD)",
       "description": "Total USD that real purchases may commit over their full terms in one server process. Required before any real purchase: leave it empty and purchases are refused. Held in memory: it resets when the server restarts, is not shared across processes or MCP clients, and cannot see purchases made in the cloud console, CLI or elsewhere. A purchase with an unknown outcome counts as spent.",
-      "min": 1,
+      "min": 0,
       "required": false
     },
     "archera_api_key": {
diff --git a/tools/budget_settle_test.go b/tools/budget_settle_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..832e756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/budget_settle_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package tools
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/pkg/common"
+	"github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/pkg/provider"
+)
+
+// hookClient lets a test run code inside PurchaseCommitment.
+type hookClient struct {
+	*fakeServiceClient
+	onPurchase func(context.Context) (common.PurchaseResult, error)
+}
+
+func (c hookClient) PurchaseCommitment(ctx context.Context, _ common.Recommendation, _ common.PurchaseOptions) (common.PurchaseResult, error) {
+	return c.onPurchase(ctx)
+}
+
+func runWithContext(ctx context.Context, fake provider.ServiceClient) error {
+	rec := testRecommendation()
+	rec.Count = 1
+	_, err := ExecutePurchase(ctx, PurchaseRequest{
+		Region: rec.Region, Recommendation: rec, Confirm: true, CredentialScope: "scope", Nonce: "n",
+		ResolveClient: func(context.Context) (provider.ServiceClient, error) { return fake, nil },
+	})
+	return err
+}
+
+// A panic inside the provider call must leave the reservation held: the buy
+// may have gone through, so the budget fails closed.
+func TestBudgetPanicInPurchaseStaysReserved(t *testing.T) {
+	resetBudget(t, "100")
+	fake := hookClient{pricedFake(60, common.PurchaseResult{}, nil), func(context.Context) (common.PurchaseResult, error) {
+		panic("provider blew up")
+	}}
+	require.Panics(t, func() { _ = runWithContext(context.Background(), fake) })
+
+	processBudget.mu.Lock()
+	reserved := processBudget.reserved
+	processBudget.mu.Unlock()
+	assert.InDelta(t, 60, reserved, 1e-9)
+
+	other := pricedFake(60, common.PurchaseResult{Success: true, CommitmentID: "id"}, nil)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, runWithNonce(other, "b"), EnvBudgetUSD)
+	assert.Zero(t, other.purchaseCalls)
+}
+
+// Canceling the context while the provider call is in flight is an error
+// outcome: the buy may have happened, so it stays counted.
+func TestBudgetCancelDuringPurchaseStaysCounted(t *testing.T) {
+	resetBudget(t, "100")
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	fake := hookClient{pricedFake(60, common.PurchaseResult{}, nil), func(ctx context.Context) (common.PurchaseResult, error) {
+		cancel()
+		return common.PurchaseResult{}, ctx.Err()
+	}}
+	require.ErrorIs(t, runWithContext(ctx, fake), context.Canceled)
+	assert.InDelta(t, 60, processBudget.committedUSD(), 1e-9)
+
+	other := pricedFake(60, common.PurchaseResult{Success: true, CommitmentID: "id"}, nil)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, runWithNonce(other, "b"), EnvBudgetUSD)
+}
+
+// A context canceled before the provider call: pricing ignores it, the budget
+// is reserved, and the provider call returns the cancellation. Whether it
+// bought anything is unknown, so the reservation stays counted.
+func TestBudgetCanceledBeforeProviderCallStaysCounted(t *testing.T) {
+	resetBudget(t, "100")
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	cancel()
+	fake := hookClient{pricedFake(60, common.PurchaseResult{}, nil), func(ctx context.Context) (common.PurchaseResult, error) {
+		return common.PurchaseResult{}, ctx.Err()
+	}}
+	require.ErrorIs(t, runWithContext(ctx, fake), context.Canceled)
+	assert.InDelta(t, 60, processBudget.committedUSD(), 1e-9)
+	processBudget.mu.Lock()
+	defer processBudget.mu.Unlock()
+	assert.Zero(t, processBudget.reserved)
+}
diff --git a/tools/manifest_bounds_test.go b/tools/manifest_bounds_test.go
index 8eb5e4c..5d79e29 100644
--- a/tools/manifest_bounds_test.go
+++ b/tools/manifest_bounds_test.go
@@ -42,11 +42,10 @@ func TestManifestMinMatchesServerCapBounds(t *testing.T) {
 		return err == nil
 	}
 
-	// The USD totals (capUSD, capBudget) are tracked by mcp#82.
 	caps := []struct {
 		c     capSetting
 		isInt bool
-	}{{capCount, true}, {capHourly, false}, {capMemory, false}}
+	}{{capCount, true}, {capHourly, false}, {capMemory, false}, {capUSD, false}, {capBudget, false}}
 	for _, tc := range caps {
 		t.Run(tc.c.env, func(t *testing.T) {
 			sub := ref.FindStringSubmatch(m.Server.MCPConfig.Env[tc.c.env])