envoyproxy/gateway

Global Rate Limit: `invert: true` poorly explained in documentation

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#9,559 opened on Jul 22, 2026

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As seen in the Rate Limit Distinct Users Except Admin example in the documentation, a invert: true property is used. But its use is never explained or even mentioned anywhere else in the entire document.

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