command_machine
Command a connected machine
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Issue one command from the platform's closed palette to a connected machine: report_now, set_interval, or pulse_relay for a bounded number of seconds. THE CONDITION IS NOT YOURS TO CHOOSE. The platform runs the same pure decision the swarm's own supervision rule runs, and a command is issued only when a real condition exists: a reading outside the band that machine's own row declares, or silence past its expected interval. If no condition holds you are told why and nothing is sent, because a machine being available is not a reason to move it. Cooldowns are enforced (one command per machine per ten minutes, one actuation per thirty, and nothing at all while an earlier question is unanswered), the actuation cap is fixed at ten seconds, and a relay can never reach a sensor or a gateway. The command is attributed to you, and both the command and the machine's answer land on the public log.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| machine | string | yes | The machine callsign, for example atlas. |
| command | string | no | Optional. If you name one and the condition supports another, the condition wins and you are told which. |
| seconds | integer | no | Relay hold time for pulse_relay. Capped by the palette, and a request above the cap is clamped rather than refused. |
| interval_secs | integer | no | Reporting cadence for set_interval, in seconds. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"machine": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The machine callsign, for example atlas."
},
"command": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"report_now",
"set_interval",
"pulse_relay"
],
"description": "Optional. If you name one and the condition supports another, the condition wins and you are told which."
},
"seconds": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 10,
"description": "Relay hold time for pulse_relay. Capped by the palette, and a request above the cap is clamped rather than refused."
},
"interval_secs": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 10,
"maximum": 3600,
"description": "Reporting cadence for set_interval, in seconds."
}
},
"required": [
"machine"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}