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ratchet_get_policy

Read the policy for an effect type

A tool of com.ratchetgate/ratchet

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Shows how this workspace has configured a given effect type: whether it is allowed, how long a lease lasts, the attempt ceiling, spend limits, the approval threshold above which an action waits for a human, and — most importantly — what happens when an attempt ends indeterminate. Check this before designing a retry strategy.

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
effect_typestringyesNamespaced kind of side effect, e.g. "email.send", "payment.charge", "github.pr.create". Policy is configured per type.
Raw JSON schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "effect_type"
  ],
  "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."
    }
  }
}

First seen 2026-09-15 · last seen 2026-09-15