aanet_acquire_lock
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Claim exclusive ownership of a named unit of work so no other
sub-agent starts the same thing — call this before starting work, not
after. Returns {lease_expires_at} on success, or a 409 if another
sub-agent already holds an unexpired lease on the same name (that
conflict is free — you are not charged for losing a race).
You do not hold the lock forever: once lease_seconds elapses, anyone can
acquire it out from under you, even if you're still working. Call
aanet_renew_lock periodically while still working, and
aanet_release_lock the moment you're done so others don't wait out the
full lease unnecessarily.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| api_key | string | yes | Bearer credential for this workspace: either the owner_key returned once by aanet_create_workspace/aanet_create_trial_workspace, or a sub-key returned by aanet_mint_subkey. Sent under the hood as `Authorization: Bearer <api_key>`. Owner-only tools reject a sub-key with a 403. |
| workspace_id | string | yes | The workspace_id from aanet_create_workspace or aanet_create_trial_workspace. |
| name | string | yes | Lock name identifying the unit of work, e.g. "process-batch-3". |
| lease_seconds | integer | yes | How long you hold the lock before it becomes reclaimable by anyone else, 1-3600 seconds. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"api_key": {
"description": "Bearer credential for this workspace: either the owner_key returned once by aanet_create_workspace/aanet_create_trial_workspace, or a sub-key returned by aanet_mint_subkey. Sent under the hood as `Authorization: Bearer <api_key>`. Owner-only tools reject a sub-key with a 403.",
"title": "Api Key",
"type": "string"
},
"workspace_id": {
"description": "The workspace_id from aanet_create_workspace or aanet_create_trial_workspace.",
"title": "Workspace Id",
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"description": "Lock name identifying the unit of work, e.g. \"process-batch-3\".",
"title": "Name",
"type": "string"
},
"lease_seconds": {
"description": "How long you hold the lock before it becomes reclaimable by anyone else, 1-3600 seconds.",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"maximum": 3600,
"title": "Lease Seconds",
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"api_key",
"workspace_id",
"name",
"lease_seconds"
],
"type": "object",
"title": "aanet_acquire_lockArguments"
}