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# Get the unified rule bundle

> The single compiled bundle covering both facets for one agent, carrying the resolved agent attributes and dialect version. Responds with an `ETag`; send `If-None-Match` to get a `304`. Requires permission `allow_rules:view`.




## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.yaml get /rules/bundle
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: VisIQ Governance API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >
    The VisIQ platform API for governing agentic AI. One rule engine evaluates
    every governed agent event against your policies and returns a decision
    (permit, deny, approval-required, redact, mask, or escalate), records a
    cryptographically-verifiable audit trail, and governs agent-to-agent
    delegation.


    All requests are authenticated with a bearer API key. Mint a key in the
    dashboard under **Connectors -> API Keys**; it is presented as
    `Authorization: Bearer vq_prod_...`. Keys are scoped: harness/agent keys
    reach the operational surface (evaluate, rule bundles, telemetry, record
    ingestion), while management keys and dashboard sessions govern rules,
    agents, settings, and audit reads through role-based permissions.


    Decision vocabularies differ per facet. Action governance emits `permit |
    deny | approval_required | mask`. Retrieval governance emits `allow | deny |
    redact | escalate`. The unified `POST /evaluate` surface projects both into
    a single union vocabulary (`permit | deny | approval_required | redact |
    escalate | mask`).
  contact:
    name: VisIQ Labs
    url: https://docs.visiqlabs.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.visiqlabs.com
    description: Production
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Evaluation
    description: Per-event governance decisions for action, retrieval, and delegation.
  - name: Action Rules
    description: Manage the rules that govern agent actions (writes/tool calls).
  - name: Retrieval Rules
    description: Manage the rules that govern retrieval and context exposure.
  - name: Unified Rules
    description: Operation-native rule management across both facets in one surface.
  - name: Rule Bundles
    description: Compiled, cacheable rule bundles the SDK runtime pulls per agent.
  - name: Agents
    description: Register and manage the agents whose events you govern.
  - name: Human-in-the-loop
    description: The approval queue for events that require a human decision.
  - name: Settings
    description: Per-account governance defaults.
  - name: Delegation
    description: Govern scoped agent-to-agent hand-offs with signed grant tokens.
  - name: Records
    description: Ingest, retrieve, finalize, and verify the tamper-evident audit trail.
  - name: Audit Log
    description: Versioned, paginated read APIs over recorded decisions and events.
  - name: Cognition
    description: >-
      Read captured Agent Cortex cognition sessions and beats (dedicated
      cognition:read scope).
paths:
  /rules/bundle:
    get:
      tags:
        - Rule Bundles
      summary: Get the unified rule bundle
      description: >
        The single compiled bundle covering both facets for one agent, carrying
        the resolved agent attributes and dialect version. Responds with an
        `ETag`; send `If-None-Match` to get a `304`. Requires permission
        `allow_rules:view`.
      operationId: getUnifiedBundle
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AgentIdQuery'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The compiled unified bundle.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnifiedBundle'
        '304':
          description: Not modified.
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  parameters:
    AgentIdQuery:
      name: agent_id
      in: query
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        minLength: 1
        maxLength: 255
      description: The human-readable agent identifier the bundle is compiled for.
  schemas:
    UnifiedBundle:
      type: object
      description: >
        The unified bundle carries the dialect version, resolved agent
        attributes, and the raw effective-rule projection. The shutdown variant
        matches the action bundle's shutdown shape.
      properties:
        version:
          type: string
        dialect_version:
          type: integer
        min_dialect:
          type: integer
        agent_mode:
          type: string
          enum:
            - enforce
            - monitor
            - 'off'
        agent_mode_by_operation:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
            enum:
              - enforce
              - monitor
              - 'off'
        cognition_capture:
          type: boolean
        agent_attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            trust_tier:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            categories: {}
            business_functions:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
            business_function:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            blast_radius_tier:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            no_coverage: {}
        shutdown:
          type: boolean
        rules:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: true
        no_coverage:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NoCoverageBlock'
    NoCoverageBlock:
      type: object
      properties:
        no_coverage_defaults:
          type: object
          properties:
            read:
              type: string
            write:
              type: string
            delete:
              type: string
            admin:
              type: string
        autopilot_enabled:
          type: boolean
        enduser_hitl_enabled:
          type: boolean
        hitl_timeout_seconds:
          type: integer
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      description: >
        The standard error envelope. `details` carries the validation issue list
        on 400s; authorization failures add fields such as `detail`,
        `requiredScopes`, or `requiredPermission`.
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        detail:
          type: string
        code:
          type: string
        details:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: true
      additionalProperties: true
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: The request was malformed or failed validation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: Invalid request body
            details:
              - path:
                  - agent_id
                message: Required
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: Unauthorized
    Forbidden:
      description: The key lacks the required permission or scope.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: insufficient_scope
            detail: This API key is not authorized for the requested operation.
    NotFound:
      description: >-
        The requested resource does not exist (or is not visible to this
        account).
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: Rule not found
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >
        A VisIQ API key presented as `Authorization: Bearer vq_prod_...`. Mint
        keys under **Connectors -> API Keys** in the dashboard.

````