ratchet_get_effect
Check whether an action has already been done
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Look up the recorded state of an action WITHOUT reserving a lease and without consuming your plan allowance. Use it to answer "did I already do this?" — for example when resuming after a crash, or when a user asks whether something went through. To actually perform work, use ratchet_begin_effect instead; this tool never grants permission.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| effect_type | string | yes | Namespaced kind of side effect, e.g. "email.send", "payment.charge", "github.pr.create". Policy is configured per type. |
| idempotency_key | string | yes |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"effect_type",
"idempotency_key"
],
"properties": {
"effect_type": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[a-z0-9]([a-z0-9._-]{0,62}[a-z0-9])?$",
"description": "Namespaced kind of side effect, e.g. \"email.send\", \"payment.charge\", \"github.pr.create\". Policy is configured per type."
},
"idempotency_key": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}