{"version":"2.1.232","anchor":"a-failing-policy-helper-now-falls-back-to-its-fixed-payload","canonical_anchor":"a-failing-policy-helper-now-falls-back-to-its-fixed-payload","heading":"A failing policy helper now falls back to its fixed payload","tier":"notice","area":"Managed Settings","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.232\/e\/a-failing-policy-helper-now-falls-back-to-its-fixed-payload","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.232","markdown":"### A failing policy helper now falls back to its fixed payload\n\nA repeatedly failing policy helper now serves its configured fixed payload instead of stale output.\n\n**What**\n\nWhen the periodic refresh of a policy helper keeps failing and a fixed default payload is configured, Claude Code serves that payload instead of continuing to hand out the last successful helper output.\n\n**Details**\n\n- The switch is recorded as a `refresh_fell_back_to_default` outcome.\n- If the helper is still failing while the default is already being served, it is logged at debug level only, so repeated failures do not spam.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`refresh_fell_back_to_default`\n\n- Area: Managed Settings\n- Names: `policyHelpers`\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5"}