create_handoff
Create Handoff
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Hand work to exactly one human as either an acknowledgement or a tappable question. The server verifies that one of the recipient's current devices supports the complete Handoff action before creating anything.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| kind | string | yes | ack asks the human to acknowledge; question asks them to choose an option. |
| prompt | string | yes | The work/request shown to the human. |
| audience | object | yes | |
| expires_in | integer | no | Seconds before the handoff expires; the server clamps this to its safe range. |
| urgency | string | no | Notification interruption level. Defaults to active. |
| options | array | no | Required for question and forbidden for ack. Each item may be a label string or a structured option. |
| data | object | no | Structured context returned on read surfaces after connector privacy filtering. Do not put secrets in data. |
| correlation_id | string | no | Your own stable correlation id. |
| reply_to | string | no | Optional routing pointer. |
| idempotency_key | string | no | Stable key for at-most-once creation across both Ack and Question kinds. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"ack",
"question"
],
"description": "ack asks the human to acknowledge; question asks them to choose an option."
},
"prompt": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500,
"description": "The work/request shown to the human."
},
"audience": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"direct"
]
},
"user_id": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"me"
],
"description": "The authorizing human, expressed as the literal value \"me\"."
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"user_id"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"expires_in": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Seconds before the handoff expires; the server clamps this to its safe range."
},
"urgency": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"active",
"passive"
],
"description": "Notification interruption level. Defaults to active."
},
"options": {
"type": "array",
"minItems": 2,
"maxItems": 4,
"description": "Required for question and forbidden for ack. Each item may be a label string or a structured option.",
"items": {
"oneOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 40
},
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"value": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 40
},
"label": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 40
},
"style": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"primary",
"danger",
"default"
]
}
},
"required": [
"value",
"label"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
]
}
},
"data": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Structured context returned on read surfaces after connector privacy filtering. Do not put secrets in data."
},
"correlation_id": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 255,
"description": "Your own stable correlation id."
},
"reply_to": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 255,
"description": "Optional routing pointer."
},
"idempotency_key": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 255,
"description": "Stable key for at-most-once creation across both Ack and Question kinds."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": [
"kind",
"prompt",
"audience"
]
}