Core Primitives

Constraints

A law, policy, jurisdiction, posture, ethical boundary, or funding limit that governs what the operation can and cannot do. Constraints are not afterthoughts — they are operational parameters.

The Constraint object

Constraint

{
  "id": "con_mno345",
  "operation_id": "op_abc123",
  "type": "jurisdiction",
  "description": "Operation subject to Singapore MAS regulations",
  "scope": "all_transitions",
  "enforced": true,
  "created_at": "2025-01-15T09:15:00Z",
  "metadata": {
    "regulation": "MAS Notice PSN02",
    "jurisdiction": "SG"
  }
}

Parameter	Type	Description
`id`	string	Unique identifier. Prefixed with con_
`operation_id`required	string	The operation this constraint applies to
`type`required	string	Constraint classification
`description`required	string	Human-readable description
`scope`	string	What the constraint applies to
`enforced`	boolean	Whether the constraint is actively enforced by the API
`created_at`	datetime	ISO 8601 timestamp
`metadata`	object	Arbitrary key-value pairs

Constraint types

jurisdictionregulationpolicyethical_boundaryfunding_limittime_limitaccess_restriction

Endpoints

Add a constraint

POST

/v1/operations/:id/constraints

TypeScript

const constraint = await md.constraints.create("op_abc123", {
  type: "jurisdiction",
  description: "Operation subject to Singapore MAS regulations",
  scope: "all_transitions",
  enforced: true,
  metadata: {
    regulation: "MAS Notice PSN02",
    jurisdiction: "SG",
  },
});

List constraints

GET

/v1/operations/:id/constraints

Update a constraint

PATCH

/v1/constraints/:id

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