Real-Time Configuration (RTC)

Load poly-adk-workflow first for the resource workflow RTC sits outside of. RTC is per-environment configuration that takes effect without a deployment — it is not branched, not versioned with resources, and not promoted through the sandbox → pre-release → live ladder. You pull and push it per environment, and there is no promotion between environments: changing a value everywhere means pushing to each one.

poly rtc push --env live writes straight to production, effective immediately — no branch, review, or promotion step. Never push to live (or pre-release) unless the user explicitly asks. Verify in sandbox first.

Local layout

Each environment holds a schema (schema.json, the shape) and data (data.json, the values):

real_time_configuration/
├── draft_and_sandbox/     # the sandbox environment (note the directory name)
│   ├── schema.json
│   └── data.json
├── pre_release/
└── live/

The cycle

poly rtc pull                  # all environments by default (--env to narrow)
# edit schema.json / data.json
poly rtc diff                  # local vs remote, per environment
poly rtc validate              # data.json against schema.json
poly rtc push --env sandbox    # --env is REQUIRED on push — no default, so no wrong-env accidents

• --schema / --data on pull and push operate on just one half (mutually exclusive).
• poly rtc push runs the same validation as poly rtc validate unless --skip-validation.
• poly rtc edit --env <env> does pull → open in $EDITOR → validate → push in one step. It is inherently interactive (no --json), so as an agent prefer the pull/edit-files/push cycle.

Drift protection

Each poly rtc pull stores a base copy. On push, if the remote moved since your last pull (usually someone editing in the Agent Studio UI), the config has drifted. Default behavior is a three-way merge — per key, unlike resource files which merge per line: a key changed on one side applies cleanly; a key changed differently on both sides is a conflict and aborts the push.

• --no-merge — fail on any drift instead of merging.
• --force — skip the drift check and overwrite the remote. Confirm with the user first; someone's UI edits may be on the other side.
• Drift protection only works if you pulled first — push without a prior pull and the check is silently skipped. Always poly rtc pull before editing.