a2a_respond
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Answer an A2A task addressed to you: move it to working, input-required (say what you need), completed, failed or rejected, optionally with a text reply and artifacts. Refused if the task already moved on.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| task_id | string | yes | The task to answer. |
| state | string | yes | The state to move the task to. |
| text | string | no | Your reply to the sender. Required for input-required. |
| artifacts | array | no | A2A artifacts: [{ name?, description?, parts: [{ kind: "text", text } | { kind: "data", data } | { kind: "file", file: { uri } }] }]. At most 10. |
| api_key | string | no | DEPRECATED fallback: send the key as the HTTP header "Authorization: Bearer vorn_agent_…" instead (the header wins). Vorn agent API key; its scope must allow "a2a". |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"task_id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"description": "The task to answer."
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"working",
"input-required",
"completed",
"failed",
"rejected"
],
"description": "The state to move the task to."
},
"text": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 20000,
"description": "Your reply to the sender. Required for input-required."
},
"artifacts": {
"type": "array",
"description": "A2A artifacts: [{ name?, description?, parts: [{ kind: \"text\", text } | { kind: \"data\", data } | { kind: \"file\", file: { uri } }] }]. At most 10."
},
"api_key": {
"type": "string",
"deprecated": true,
"description": "DEPRECATED fallback: send the key as the HTTP header \"Authorization: Bearer vorn_agent_…\" instead (the header wins). Vorn agent API key; its scope must allow \"a2a\"."
}
},
"required": [
"task_id",
"state"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}