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Acquire A Claim

Claim one exact repository-relative file path before editing.

CLI lobby claims acquire PATH

Parameters

Name Type Description
PATH string Exact repository-relative path; no .git, .., or absolute path.
task string Purpose from 1 to 200 characters.
ttl integer 30–1,800 seconds; default 300.

Use lobby claims renew PATH --lease ID to extend the same live lease. Active runner turns maintain explicit claims automatically; release with the acquisition lease ID. Reacquiring instead creates a new lease ID. A conflicting live claim returns an error; inspect claims before retrying.

Request

lobby claims acquire src/api.ts --task 'Update API' --ttl 300

Response

{"path":"src/api.ts","leaseId":"LEASE_ID","task":"Update API","expiresAt":1789373100000,"advisory":true}