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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Evaluate an agent evidence policy gate

> Requires scopes: traces:write



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /api/agent-evidence/policy/evaluate
openapi: 3.1.2
info:
  title: EvalGate API
  version: 18.7.0
  description: EvalGate API. See docs/api-contract.md for stability commitments.
servers:
  - url: https://evalgate.com
    description: Production
  - url: http://localhost:3000
    description: Local
security: []
paths:
  /api/agent-evidence/policy/evaluate:
    post:
      tags:
        - agent evidence
      summary: Evaluate an agent evidence policy gate
      description: 'Requires scopes: traces:write'
      operationId: post_agent_evidence_policy_evaluate
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostApiAgentEvidencePolicyEvaluateRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/PostApiAgentEvidencePolicyEvaluateResponse201ApplicationJson
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
        '503':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    PostApiAgentEvidencePolicyEvaluateRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        action:
          type: string
        profileKey:
          type: string
        sideEffectClass:
          oneOf:
            - type: string
              enum:
                - unknown
            - type: string
              enum:
                - draft
            - type: string
              enum:
                - none
            - type: string
              enum:
                - read
            - type: string
              enum:
                - write
            - type: string
              enum:
                - delete
            - type: string
              enum:
                - classify
            - type: string
              enum:
                - recommend
            - type: string
              enum:
                - update_record
            - type: string
              enum:
                - external_send
            - type: string
              enum:
                - code_change
            - type: string
              enum:
                - deployment_change
            - type: string
              enum:
                - permission_change
            - type: string
              enum:
                - money_movement
            - type: string
              enum:
                - legal_commitment
            - type: string
              enum:
                - customer_contact
            - type: string
              enum:
                - safety_critical_action
            - type: string
              enum:
                - clinical_or_safety_relevant_action
        environment:
          type: string
        manifestHash:
          oneOf:
            - type: 'null'
            - type: string
        runtimeKey:
          type: string
        connectorKey:
          type: string
        approvalId:
          type: number
        runtimeRiskTier:
          oneOf:
            - type: string
              enum:
                - medium
            - type: string
              enum:
                - high
            - type: string
              enum:
                - critical
            - type: string
              enum:
                - low
        connectorRiskTier:
          oneOf:
            - type: string
              enum:
                - medium
            - type: string
              enum:
                - high
            - type: string
              enum:
                - critical
            - type: string
              enum:
                - low
        expectedManifestHash:
          oneOf:
            - type: 'null'
            - type: string
        evaluatorActivation:
          type: object
          properties:
            action:
              oneOf:
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - release_gate
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - advisory
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - review_routing
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - auto_adjudication
            schemaVersion:
              type: number
              enum:
                - 1
            budget:
              type: object
              properties:
                maxCostUsd:
                  type: number
                maxCalls:
                  type: number
                maxRuntimeMs:
                  type: number
                maxInputBytes:
                  type: number
              additionalProperties: false
              required:
                - maxCostUsd
                - maxCalls
                - maxRuntimeMs
                - maxInputBytes
            expiresAt:
              type: string
            owner:
              type: string
            rollback:
              type: object
              properties:
                onFailure:
                  type: boolean
                onDependencyDrift:
                  type: boolean
                  enum:
                    - true
              additionalProperties: false
              required:
                - onFailure
                - onDependencyDrift
            target:
              type: object
              properties:
                provider:
                  type: string
                policyHash:
                  type: string
                evaluatorReleaseId:
                  type: string
                measurementRevisionId:
                  type: string
                model:
                  type: string
                taskId:
                  type: string
                sliceId:
                  type: string
                targetScopeHash:
                  type: string
                evaluatorIdentityHash:
                  type: string
                experimentDigest:
                  type: string
                dataScopeHash:
                  type: string
              additionalProperties: false
              required:
                - provider
                - policyHash
                - evaluatorReleaseId
                - measurementRevisionId
                - model
                - taskId
                - sliceId
                - targetScopeHash
                - evaluatorIdentityHash
                - experimentDigest
                - dataScopeHash
            audit:
              type: object
              properties:
                kind:
                  oneOf:
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - adversarial
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - representative
                minimumPassSampleRate:
                  type: number
                retainInclusionProbabilities:
                  type: boolean
                  enum:
                    - true
              additionalProperties: false
              required:
                - kind
                - minimumPassSampleRate
                - retainInclusionProbabilities
            fallback:
              oneOf:
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - human_review
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - deny
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - advisory
            monitor:
              type: object
              properties:
                monitorId:
                  type: number
                configurationHash:
                  type: string
              additionalProperties: false
              required:
                - monitorId
                - configurationHash
            requireKnownCost:
              oneOf:
                - type: boolean
                  enum:
                    - false
                - type: boolean
                  enum:
                    - true
          additionalProperties: false
          required:
            - action
            - schemaVersion
            - budget
            - expiresAt
            - owner
            - rollback
            - target
            - audit
            - fallback
        links:
          type: object
          properties:
            aiSystemId:
              type: number
            runtimeId:
              type: number
            connectorId:
              type: number
            toolInvocationEvidenceId:
              type: number
            sideEffectLedgerId:
              type: number
          additionalProperties: false
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - action
        - profileKey
        - sideEffectClass
    PostApiAgentEvidencePolicyEvaluateResponse201ApplicationJson:
      type: object
      properties:
        result:
          type: object
          properties:
            decision:
              oneOf:
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - unknown
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - requires_approval
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - denied
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - allowed
            severity:
              oneOf:
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - medium
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - high
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - critical
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - low
            requiresHumanApproval:
              type: boolean
            blockDeployment:
              type: boolean
            reasons:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
            policyVersion:
              type: string
            inputHash:
              type: string
          additionalProperties: false
          required:
            - decision
            - severity
            - requiresHumanApproval
            - blockDeployment
            - reasons
            - policyVersion
            - inputHash
        decision:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: number
            createdAt:
              type: string
              format: date-time
            organizationId:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrganizationId'
            reasonCode:
              oneOf:
                - type: 'null'
                - type: string
            severity:
              type: string
            decision:
              type: string
            metadata:
              allOf:
                - type: object
                  properties:
                    schemaVersion:
                      type: number
                  additionalProperties: false
                - type: object
                  additionalProperties:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonValue'
            aiSystemId:
              oneOf:
                - type: 'null'
                - type: number
            question:
              type: string
            permissionProfileId:
              oneOf:
                - type: 'null'
                - type: number
            policyVersion:
              type: string
            runtimeId:
              oneOf:
                - type: 'null'
                - type: number
            runtimeVersionId:
              oneOf:
                - type: 'null'
                - type: number
            connectorId:
              oneOf:
                - type: 'null'
                - type: number
            connectorManifestSnapshotId:
              oneOf:
                - type: 'null'
                - type: number
            input:
              allOf:
                - type: object
                  properties:
                    schemaVersion:
                      type: number
                    question:
                      type: string
                    context:
                      type: object
                      additionalProperties:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonValue'
                  additionalProperties: false
                - type: object
                  additionalProperties:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonValue'
            inputHash:
              oneOf:
                - type: 'null'
                - type: string
            rawEventId:
              oneOf:
                - type: 'null'
                - type: number
            toolInvocationEvidenceId:
              oneOf:
                - type: 'null'
                - type: number
            sideEffectLedgerId:
              oneOf:
                - type: 'null'
                - type: number
            decisionKey:
              oneOf:
                - type: 'null'
                - type: string
            reason:
              oneOf:
                - type: 'null'
                - type: string
            evidenceItemIds:
              type: array
              items:
                type: number
            decidedAt:
              type: string
              format: date-time
          additionalProperties: false
          required:
            - id
            - createdAt
            - organizationId
            - reasonCode
            - severity
            - decision
            - metadata
            - aiSystemId
            - question
            - permissionProfileId
            - policyVersion
            - runtimeId
            - runtimeVersionId
            - connectorId
            - connectorManifestSnapshotId
            - input
            - inputHash
            - rawEventId
            - toolInvocationEvidenceId
            - sideEffectLedgerId
            - decisionKey
            - reason
            - evidenceItemIds
            - decidedAt
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - result
        - decision
    OrganizationId:
      type: string
      format: uuid
    JsonValue:
      oneOf:
        - type: 'null'
        - type: boolean
        - type: number
        - type: string
        - type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonValue'
        - type: object
          additionalProperties:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonValue'
    ApiError:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              enum:
                - UNAUTHORIZED
                - FORBIDDEN
                - NOT_FOUND
                - INVALID_REFERENCE
                - VALIDATION_ERROR
                - RATE_LIMITED
                - CONFLICT
                - INTERNAL_ERROR
                - SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
                - QUOTA_EXCEEDED
                - FEATURE_LIMIT_REACHED
                - NO_ORG_MEMBERSHIP
                - SHARE_REVOKED
                - SHARE_EXPIRED
                - SHARE_UNAVAILABLE
                - PROVIDER_KEY_MISSING
                - PROVIDER_KEY_EXPIRED
                - PROVIDER_RATE_LIMITED
                - PROVIDER_UNAUTHORIZED
                - PROVIDER_UNAVAILABLE
                - AGENT_HANDOFF_INVALID
                - AGENT_HANDOFF_EXPIRED
                - AGENT_HANDOFF_DENIED
                - AGENT_HANDOFF_CONSUMED
                - PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE
                - METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED
            message:
              type: string
            details: {}
            requestId:
              type: string
              format: uuid
            redaction:
              type: object
              properties:
                applied:
                  type: boolean
                  enum:
                    - true
                fieldCount:
                  type: integer
                  minimum: 0
                secretCount:
                  type: integer
                  minimum: 0
              required:
                - applied
                - fieldCount
                - secretCount
          required:
            - code
            - message
      required:
        - error
  responses:
    ValidationError:
      description: Validation error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      headers:
        RateLimit-Limit:
          description: Quota in requests for the active window.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Remaining:
          description: Remaining requests in the active window.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Reset delay in seconds (not a Unix timestamp).
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        X-RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Legacy reset timestamp in Unix milliseconds.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Policy:
          description: IETF HTTPAPI structured quota policy (work in progress).
          schema:
            type: string
        RateLimit:
          description: >-
            IETF HTTPAPI structured remaining quota and reset delay (work in
            progress).
          schema:
            type: string
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      headers:
        RateLimit-Limit:
          description: Quota in requests for the active window.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Remaining:
          description: Remaining requests in the active window.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Reset delay in seconds (not a Unix timestamp).
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        X-RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Legacy reset timestamp in Unix milliseconds.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Policy:
          description: IETF HTTPAPI structured quota policy (work in progress).
          schema:
            type: string
        RateLimit:
          description: >-
            IETF HTTPAPI structured remaining quota and reset delay (work in
            progress).
          schema:
            type: string
        WWW-Authenticate:
          description: >-
            Bearer challenge. Agent-facing routes include the RFC 9728
            resource_metadata URL.
          schema:
            type: string
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      headers:
        RateLimit-Limit:
          description: Quota in requests for the active window.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Remaining:
          description: Remaining requests in the active window.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Reset delay in seconds (not a Unix timestamp).
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        X-RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Legacy reset timestamp in Unix milliseconds.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Policy:
          description: IETF HTTPAPI structured quota policy (work in progress).
          schema:
            type: string
        RateLimit:
          description: >-
            IETF HTTPAPI structured remaining quota and reset delay (work in
            progress).
          schema:
            type: string
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      headers:
        RateLimit-Limit:
          description: Quota in requests for the active window.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Remaining:
          description: Remaining requests in the active window.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Reset delay in seconds (not a Unix timestamp).
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        X-RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Legacy reset timestamp in Unix milliseconds.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Policy:
          description: IETF HTTPAPI structured quota policy (work in progress).
          schema:
            type: string
        RateLimit:
          description: >-
            IETF HTTPAPI structured remaining quota and reset delay (work in
            progress).
          schema:
            type: string
    Conflict:
      description: Conflict
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      headers:
        RateLimit-Limit:
          description: Quota in requests for the active window.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Remaining:
          description: Remaining requests in the active window.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Reset delay in seconds (not a Unix timestamp).
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        X-RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Legacy reset timestamp in Unix milliseconds.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Policy:
          description: IETF HTTPAPI structured quota policy (work in progress).
          schema:
            type: string
        RateLimit:
          description: >-
            IETF HTTPAPI structured remaining quota and reset delay (work in
            progress).
          schema:
            type: string
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      headers:
        RateLimit-Limit:
          description: Quota in requests for the active window.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Remaining:
          description: Remaining requests in the active window.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Reset delay in seconds (not a Unix timestamp).
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        X-RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Legacy reset timestamp in Unix milliseconds.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Policy:
          description: IETF HTTPAPI structured quota policy (work in progress).
          schema:
            type: string
        RateLimit:
          description: >-
            IETF HTTPAPI structured remaining quota and reset delay (work in
            progress).
          schema:
            type: string
        Retry-After:
          description: Delay in seconds before retrying when present.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
    InternalError:
      description: Internal server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      headers:
        RateLimit-Limit:
          description: Quota in requests for the active window.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Remaining:
          description: Remaining requests in the active window.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Reset delay in seconds (not a Unix timestamp).
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        X-RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Legacy reset timestamp in Unix milliseconds.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Policy:
          description: IETF HTTPAPI structured quota policy (work in progress).
          schema:
            type: string
        RateLimit:
          description: >-
            IETF HTTPAPI structured remaining quota and reset delay (work in
            progress).
          schema:
            type: string
    ServiceUnavailable:
      description: Service unavailable
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      headers:
        RateLimit-Limit:
          description: Quota in requests for the active window.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Remaining:
          description: Remaining requests in the active window.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Reset delay in seconds (not a Unix timestamp).
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        X-RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Legacy reset timestamp in Unix milliseconds.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
        RateLimit-Policy:
          description: IETF HTTPAPI structured quota policy (work in progress).
          schema:
            type: string
        RateLimit:
          description: >-
            IETF HTTPAPI structured remaining quota and reset delay (work in
            progress).
          schema:
            type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: EvalGate API key
      description: >-
        Organization-scoped EvalGate API key. Discover the supported agent
        scopes at /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource. Per-operation grants
        are listed in x-evalgate-required-scopes; OpenAPI bearer security
        requirement arrays remain empty as required for non-OAuth schemes.
      x-evalgate-scopes-supported:
        - eval:read
        - eval:write
        - objectives:read
        - objectives:write
        - runs:read
        - runs:write
        - traces:read
        - traces:write
        - exports:download
        - reports:write
        - prompt:publish
        - scorer:publish
        - red_team:read
        - red_team:run
        - red_team:approve
        - docs:read
        - agent:read
        - agent:execute
        - resources:read
        - resources:write
        - contexts:read
        - contexts:write
        - observations:write
        - checks:read
        - checks:run
        - standards:read
        - standards:write
        - standards:approve
        - grants:read
        - grants:write
        - admin:keys
        - admin:workspace
        - admin:org
      x-evalgate-protected-resource-metadata: https://www.evalgate.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource

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