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# evaluate • AI Agent SDK

> evaluate: Return a :class:`LifecycleCommandDecision` for ``command``.

# evaluate

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> This is a method of the [**LifecycleCommandGuardPolicy**](../classes/LifecycleCommandGuardPolicy) class in the [**protocols**](../modules/protocols) module.

Return a :class:`LifecycleCommandDecision` for `command`.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def evaluate(command: str) -> LifecycleCommandDecision
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="command" type="str" required={true}>
  The resolved command / scheduled-job command string (may also carry appended script text — every segment is scanned).
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="LifecycleCommandDecision">
  An *allow* decision when the command is benign, or a *deny*
  decision naming the offending fragment when it would stop / restart
  / kill this gateway.
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `LifecycleCommandDecision`

## Source

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## Related Documentation

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  <Card title="Evaluation Concept" icon="gavel" href="/docs/docs/concepts/evaluation" />

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  <Card title="Evaluation Loop" icon="rotate" href="/docs/docs/eval/evaluation-loop" />
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