ratchet_get_policy
Read the policy for an effect type
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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
| 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. |
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."
}
}
}