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Refs #928

Summary

Documentation-only fixes for two points raised in #928.

  • The Usage / ChatUsage docstrings said "GET /me/usage remains the balance authority". That route needs a console session, so an API key gets 404 or 401 there. The docstrings now say that the balance cannot be read with an API key and that the console shows it.
  • The admission-rejection paragraph in both SDK READMEs did not list 503 BILLING_CAPACITY_UNAVAILABLE, although both SDKs already retry it per wire-fixtures/retry_classification.json. It is now listed. The paragraph also says what it and 429 RATE_LIMIT mean on SIE Cloud: neither means the credit balance ran out, and neither is billed.

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  • packages/sie_sdk/src/sie_sdk/types.py, packages/sie_ts_sdk/src/types.ts: corrected the docstrings.
  • packages/sie_sdk/README.md, packages/sie_ts_sdk/README.md: listed 503 BILLING_CAPACITY_UNAVAILABLE and explained both admission codes.

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  • Documentation
    • Clarified that SIE Cloud rate-limit and billing-capacity errors do not indicate an exhausted credit balance and are not billed.
    • Documented that billing-capacity rejections may be retried within the provisioning timeout, honoring Retry-After when provided.
    • Clarified that estimate() does not retry admission rejections.
    • Clarified that account balances aren’t available through API keys and can be viewed in the console.

The usage docstrings told API-key users that GET /me/usage is the balance
authority, but that route needs a console session and an API key cannot
read the balance. They now say so and point to the console.

The READMEs list 503 BILLING_CAPACITY_UNAVAILABLE among the admission
rejections the SDKs already retry, and say what it and 429 RATE_LIMIT
mean on SIE Cloud: neither is a spent credit balance, and neither is
billed.

Refs #928
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The Python and TypeScript SDK documentation now describes retry handling for admission rejections, including 503 BILLING_CAPACITY_UNAVAILABLE. It also clarifies that API keys cannot read the account balance.

Changes: SDK documentation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Admission rejection guidance
packages/sie_sdk/README.md, packages/sie_ts_sdk/README.md
Both READMEs document 503 BILLING_CAPACITY_UNAVAILABLE, clarify that estimate() does not retry admission rejections, and describe the stated meanings and billing status of the responses.
Account balance access
packages/sie_sdk/src/sie_sdk/types.py, packages/sie_ts_sdk/src/types.ts
The GenerationUsage and ChatUsage comments state that API keys cannot read the account balance and point to the console.

Suggested reviewers: huronat, svonava

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 4ed5c

This documentation-only change clarifies where the account balance is shown and what the admission 503 and 429 responses mean. It does not change SDK behavior, so merge risk is minimal.

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The title names the two main themes of the docs-only change: where the account balance is shown, and what the admission 503 and 429 responses mean. The changeset updates the Usage/ChatUsage docstrings to say the balance is not readable with an API key and points to the console. It also adds 503 BILLING_CAPACITY_UNAVAILABLE next to 429 RATE_LIMIT in both READMEs and states that neither code means an exhausted balance and neither is billed. The title follows the conventional commit format and is specific. It is 71 characters, within a reasonable length.

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- Line 429: Update the admission-retry sentence in the README to state that
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