# chainctl policy-gate describe

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Last Modified: May 29, 2026
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 chainctl policy-gate describe Describe a policy and its parameter schema.
Synopsis Show the full definition of a policy: its description, type, and the set of configurable parameters it accepts. The output includes a copyable example invocation suitable for chainctl policy-gate enable.
Use this command to discover what’s configurable on a system policy before enabling it for your organization.
chainctl policy-gate describe --policy POLICY [--parent ORG] [--output=json|table] [flags] Examples # Describe the cooldown policy chainctl policy-gate describe --policy=cooldown --parent=example.com # JSON output (useful for scripts that need the full schema) chainctl policy-gate describe --policy=cooldown --parent=example.com -o json Options --parent string The name or id of the organization to scope the lookup to. --policy string The name or UIDP of the policy to describe. Options inherited from parent commands --api string The url of the Chainguard platform API. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --audience string The Chainguard token audience to request. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --config string A specific chainctl config file. Uses CHAINCTL_CONFIG environment variable if a file is not passed explicitly. --console string The url of the Chainguard platform Console. (default "https://console.chainguard.dev") --force-color Force color output even when stdout is not a TTY. -h, --help Help for chainctl --issuer string The url of the Chainguard STS endpoint. (default "https://issuer.enforce.dev") --log-level string Set the log level (debug, info) (default "ERROR") -o, --output string Output format. One of: [csv, env, go-template, id, json, markdown, none, table, terse, tree, wide] -v, --v int Set the log verbosity level. SEE ALSO chainctl policy-gate	- Manage policy gates.