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Throttle Step

Throttle step to limit notification frequency and prevent fatigue.

Common Patterns

  • Max 3 per hour per user.
  • Max 1 per day for marketing.
  • Throttle by key (e.g. payload.alertType) for grouped limits.

See Also

  • digest-step.md — use a digest when the goal is to batch events into one message; use throttle when the goal is to drop excess messages
  • step-conditions.md — combine throttle with conditions for finer routing