overlane run decide | Overlane Docs

Records a question, the decision taken and its evidence under the active run. A person can override it later; continue without waiting for an answer.

Usage

overlane run decide --question TEXT --decision TEXT --evidence TEXT... [--task TASK_ID] [--dry-run]

Flags

Flag	Type	Required	Description
`--question`	string	yes	The question that came up
`--decision`	string	yes	What you decided
`--evidence`	string (repeatable)	yes	A file or command result supporting the decision; repeat for more
`--task`	string	no	The task it concerns (default: the held task)
`--dry-run`	boolean	no	Print the requests and file changes this command would make, then stop. Needs no credentials.

Examples

overlane run decide --question "Which date library?" --decision "Use the built-in Intl" --evidence "package.json has no date library"

Behavior

Effect: write (changes local or hosted state).
Needs credentials: yes. Uses the network: yes.
Supports --dry-run: yes. Accepts --force: no.
Machine-readable description: overlane schema run decide.

Result

With --json (the default when stdout is not a terminal) the command prints this JSON Schema’s shape on stdout.

{
  "anyOf": [
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "decisionId": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "runId": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "taskId": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "decisionId",
        "runId"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    },
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "dryRun": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "const": true
        },
        "service": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "requests": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "method": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "path": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "body": {},
              "note": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "method",
              "path"
            ],
            "additionalProperties": false
          }
        },
        "commands": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "writes": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "path": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "action": {
                "type": "string",
                "enum": [
                  "write",
                  "append",
                  "delete"
                ]
              },
              "description": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "path",
              "action",
              "description"
            ],
            "additionalProperties": false
          }
        },
        "notes": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "dryRun",
        "requests",
        "commands",
        "writes",
        "notes"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    }
  ]
}

See exit codes for the status the process returns.