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Run a System Zero decision in Playground without pasting an API key.

decide.sh
# Set SYSTEM_ZERO_API_KEY to your API key before running this example.
# Generate once per logical decision; reuse this key when retrying.
idempotency_key="$(uuidgen 2>/dev/null \
  || cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid 2>/dev/null \
  || openssl rand -hex 16 2>/dev/null \
  || python3 -c 'from uuid import uuid4; print(uuid4())' 2>/dev/null)"
cat > request.json <<'EOF'
{
  "model": "system-zero",
  "state": "The blender I ordered arrived with a cracked jar.",
  "questions": {
    "damaged": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "instructions": "Did the item arrive damaged?"
    }
  }
}
EOF
# Headerless error responses require Python 3 to read error.code.
# If x-should-retry is present, resend only when x-should-retry is true. If the
# header is absent, resend on 429, or on 409 and 5xx only with a retryable
# error.code. No answer also retries. Wait Retry-After plus up to 10 %,
# otherwise a random wait doubling from 1 s to 30 s. Stop if Retry-After is over
# 60 s. Also stop when a 429 has no Retry-After, or a 5xx has x-should-retry but
# no Retry-After.
random() { od -An -N4 -tu4 /dev/urandom | tr -d ' '; }
# Stop resending after 10 minutes.
start=$(date +%s) attempt=0
while :; do
  : "${SYSTEM_ZERO_API_KEY:?set it first}"
  : "${idempotency_key:?could not make one}"
  rm -f reply.json
  out=$(curl https://api.rightnowai.co/v1/system-zero/decide \
    --max-time 130 -sS -o reply.json -D - -w '%{http_code}' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $SYSTEM_ZERO_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -H "Idempotency-Key: $idempotency_key" \
    -d @request.json)
  code=$(printf '%s' "$out" | tail -c 3)
  retry_header=$(printf '%s\n' "$out" \
    | grep -i '^x-should-retry:' | tail -n 1)
  retry=$(printf '%s\n' "$retry_header" \
    | sed 's/^[^:]*:[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//')
  after=$(printf '%s\n' "$out" | grep -i '^retry-after:' \
    | tail -n 1 | sed 's/^[^:]*:[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//')
  case $after in *[!0-9]*|'') after= ;; esac
  if [ -z "$retry_header" ]; then
    case $code in
      000|429) ;;
      409|5??)
        error_code=$(python3 -c 'import json, sys
try:
    print(json.load(sys.stdin).get("error", {}).get("code", ""))
except (ValueError, AttributeError):
    pass' < reply.json 2>/dev/null) || break
        case $code:$error_code in
          409:idempotency_conflict) ;;
          409:upload_in_use) ;;
          409:session_busy) ;;
          5??:service_unavailable) ;;
          5??:system_zero_unavailable) ;;
          5??:billing_settlement_error) ;;
          5??:idempotency_unavailable) ;;
          5??:limiter_unavailable) ;;
          5??:internal_error) ;;
          5??:maintenance) ;;
          5??:revoke_notice_unavailable) ;;
          *) break ;;
        esac ;;
      *) break ;;
    esac
  else
    [ "$retry" = true ] || break
    case $code in 4??|5??) ;; *) break ;; esac
  fi
  if [ -n "$after" ]; then
    after=$(printf '%s' "$after" | sed 's/^0*//')
    after=${after:-0}
    [ "$after" -le 60 ] || break
    ms=$(( after * 1000 + $(random) % (after * 100 + 1) ))
  else
    [ "$code" != 429 ] || break
    if [ -n "$retry_header" ]; then
      case $code in 5??) break ;; esac
    fi
    cap=$(( attempt < 5 ? 1000 << attempt : 30000 ))
    ms=$(( $(random) % (cap + 1) ))
  fi
  [ $(( $(date +%s) - start + ms / 1000 )) -lt 600 ] || break
  sleep "$(( ms / 1000 )).$(printf '%03d' $(( ms % 1000 )))"
  [ $(( $(date +%s) - start )) -lt 600 ] || break
  attempt=$(( attempt + 1 ))
done
echo "HTTP $code"
cat reply.json 2>/dev/null

Examples

Open an example in your workspace's Playground, edit the state and questions, then run it.

How it runs

Playground sends the request through the console server using the workspace's hidden Playground identity. You do not paste an API key into the browser.

The draft leaves your browser when you run it.

Limits

Your workspace's limits still apply. A playground_daily_limit refusal returns HTTP 429; wait for its resets_at value before trying again. See Rate limits.

Billing is not open and the console takes no payment.

Cold starts

After a quiet period, a model pool can start on demand. A cold start can outlast a client's retry window. Follow the retry flag and any Retry-After header; stop automatic retries when the flag is false.