# chainctl policies override create

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 chainctl policies override create Create a policy override.
Synopsis Create an override that waives a policy for one specific artifact.
The override flips the policy’s result to ALLOWED for the artifact identified by –artifact-id, under the policy named by –policy. Which form the artifact takes follows from the policy’s resource type: an image digest for a Repo policy, written as sha256: followed by exactly 64 lowercase hex characters, or a PURL for a library policy, such as pkg:npm/left-pad@1.3.0. A malformed value is rejected locally before any API call, as is a digest aimed at a library policy or a PURL aimed at an image policy. A –reason is required to record why the waiver was granted.
An override matches exactly one artifact. For a multi-arch image, pulls are enforced against the per-platform child manifest, not the index digest, so override the child digest that “chainctl policies check” reports as enforced; overriding the index digest alone may not unblock the pull. A library override matches either one exact version, when the PURL carries one, or every version of the package, when it does not.
Because a policy is identified by its name and resource type together, the same name can exist for images and for each library ecosystem. Pass –resource-type to say which one you mean.
Creating an override requires the policies.override.create capability, a separate capability typically held by organization owners.
chainctl policies override create --policy POLICY --artifact-id ARTIFACT --reason REASON [--parent ORG] [--output=json|table] [flags] Examples # Waive the no-eol policy for a specific image digest chainctl policies override create --policy=no-eol --parent=engineering \ --artifact-id=sha256:<64-hex-digest> --reason="approved exception, ticket OPS-42" # Waive the cooldown gate for one npm package version chainctl policies override create --policy=cooldown --resource-type=Javascript \ --parent=engineering --artifact-id=pkg:npm/left-pad@1.3.0 \ --reason="hotfix dependency, approved by SEC, OPS-42" # Waive the malware gate for one PyPI package version chainctl policies override create --policy=malware --resource-type=Python \ --parent=engineering --artifact-id=pkg:pypi/acme-telemetry@1.4.2 \ --reason="scanner false positive confirmed by SEC, OPS-42" Options --artifact-id string The artifact to waive: an image digest for a Repo policy, as sha256: followed by exactly 64 lowercase hex characters, or a PURL for a library policy, e.g. pkg:npm/left-pad@1.3.0. For a multi-arch image use the per-platform child digest that "chainctl policies check" reports, not the index digest. --parent string The name or id of the organization to scope the override to. --policy string The name or UIDP of the policy to override. --reason string The justification for the override. --resource-type string Resource type used to disambiguate a policy referenced by name (shorthand: Repo, Python, Java, Javascript; or a full type). Ignored when the policy is given by UIDP. 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 policies override	- Manage policy overrides.