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initiate_handoff

Initiate Handoff

A tool of AdvocateMCP

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Begin a handoff from the agent to either a human operator (SMS/email via lead_routing_json) or another agent (signed continuation URL). In human mode the notification body is composed by the server from the contact and reason fields — callers supply those fields, not the message text. Idempotent: re-using the same idempotency_key returns the original handoff.

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
slugstringyesBusiness slug identifier
reservation_idstringnoOptional link to a prior reservation
modestringyesHandoff mode: human (SMS/email) or agent (continuation URL)
contact_namestringnoEnd-user's name
contact_emailstringnoEnd-user's email
contact_phonestringnoEnd-user's phone
urgencystringnoHow time-sensitive (default: normal)
reasonstringnoWhy the user wants to reach a human
messagestringnoDeprecated alias for `reason`. The notification body is composed by the server from the fields above; this value is delivered as the reason line, not as the message itself. Supplying both is an error.
purposestringnoPurpose description for agent-mode continuation
idempotency_keystringyesUnique key for idempotent handoff
agent_idstringnoOptional agent identifier
Raw JSON schema
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Business slug identifier"
    },
    "reservation_id": {
      "description": "Optional link to a prior reservation",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "mode": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "human",
        "agent"
      ],
      "description": "Handoff mode: human (SMS/email) or agent (continuation URL)"
    },
    "contact_name": {
      "description": "End-user's name",
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 120
    },
    "contact_email": {
      "description": "End-user's email",
      "type": "string",
      "format": "email",
      "pattern": "^(?!\\.)(?!.*\\.\\.)([A-Za-z0-9_'+\\-\\.]*)[A-Za-z0-9_+-]@([A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9\\-]*\\.)+[A-Za-z]{2,}$"
    },
    "contact_phone": {
      "description": "End-user's phone",
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 40
    },
    "urgency": {
      "description": "How time-sensitive (default: normal)",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "low",
        "normal",
        "high",
        "emergency"
      ]
    },
    "reason": {
      "description": "Why the user wants to reach a human",
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 800
    },
    "message": {
      "description": "Deprecated alias for `reason`. The notification body is composed by the server from the fields above; this value is delivered as the reason line, not as the message itself. Supplying both is an error.",
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 800
    },
    "purpose": {
      "description": "Purpose description for agent-mode continuation",
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "idempotency_key": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Unique key for idempotent handoff"
    },
    "agent_id": {
      "description": "Optional agent identifier",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "slug",
    "mode",
    "idempotency_key"
  ]
}

First seen 2026-09-14 · last seen 2026-09-14