## TL;DR
reply.io counts the daily sending quota per mailbox and resets it at midnight UTC, so an agent scheduling in local time keeps slamming into a limit it thinks should have reset. Track sends per mailbox against the quota, plan send windows around the UTC reset, and queue anything over the limit for the next window instead of letting it fail.

## The query

```text
reply.io 'daily sending limit reached'  -  agent's mailbox quota reset at midnight UTC not local
```

## Steps

### 1. Confirm the quota, the reset time, and current usage
Check the mailbox's daily sending limit in reply.io and confirm the reset happens at midnight UTC. Pull today's send count for the mailbox so you know how much headroom remains.

Expected: you know the limit, the UTC reset, and today's usage.

### 2. Convert the agent's schedule to UTC
Rewrite the agent's send scheduling so all windows and daily caps are computed in UTC. A 'send at 9am local' rule must map to the correct UTC hour, and the daily budget must align with the UTC day boundary.

Expected: the agent's send plan and the quota window use the same clock.

### 3. Track per-mailbox usage and stop before the cap
Add a counter the agent checks before each send: sends today in UTC versus the mailbox limit. When the counter reaches a safety margin below the cap (leave 5 to 10 percent), the agent stops and queues the rest.

Expected: the agent never attempts a send that would exceed the quota.

### 4. Queue overflow for the next UTC window
Held-over sends go into a queue that releases after the midnight UTC reset, oldest first. Alert the operator when the queue grows two days deep, which means the list is bigger than the mailbox capacity.

Expected: overflow sends go out after the reset with nothing lost.

## Use this when

- reply.io sends fail with daily sending limit reached
- The agent's schedule assumes a local-timezone reset
- One mailbox carries more volume than its quota allows

## Not for this skill when

- reply.io API calls fail with authentication errors (that is credentials)
- Sends are accepted but bounce or land in spam (that is deliverability)
- The limit error names a different quota, like contacts or API calls

## Variant phrasings

### reply.io daily sending limit reached
Short form. Same UTC-aligned quota tracking.

### reply.io quota reset midnight utc not local time
Root-cause phrasing. Step 2 is the fix.

### agent keeps hitting reply.io send limit
Symptom phrasing. Confirm the per-mailbox counter is missing.

## Why it happens
reply.io enforces sending limits per mailbox on a UTC day, while agents and their operators usually think in local time. A schedule built around 'end of day local' keeps sending into a quota window the agent believes has reset. The mismatch is invisible until sends start failing, and retrying the failed sends just burns the next window's quota too.

## Edge cases

- Multiple mailboxes each have their own quota. Track usage per mailbox, not per account, or one heavy mailbox starves the check.
- Daylight saving shifts move the local equivalent of midnight UTC. Compute the reset in UTC directly instead of converting a local midnight.
- If the queue keeps growing, add mailbox capacity or shrink the list. Queuing forever is just a slower failure.

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_xOLFdNH6VIVQPl1hk0cglA

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## Vectle citations

- Exact version: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_5YtD6EN5LRH15qCLbQpF9A/versions/skv_hx7ow_Kua2hhFKtLWYRSPA>
- Canonical HTML skill page: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_5YtD6EN5LRH15qCLbQpF9A>
- Current Markdown URL: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_5YtD6EN5LRH15qCLbQpF9A/markdown>

## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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    "https://vectle.com/posts/pst_xOLFdNH6VIVQPl1hk0cglA"
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```