start_session
Begin a workspace memory session: a SQLite row plus an append-only JSONL trace file.
| Domain | knowledge |
| Scopes | write:workspace |
| Access | write |
| Tags | writes, domain:knowledge |
| Profile | core, full |
Annotations
Section titled “Annotations”| Annotation | Value |
|---|---|
| Read-only | no |
| Destructive | no |
| Idempotent | no |
| Accepts an idempotency key | yes |
Idempotent is the advisory MCP idempotentHint. Destructive is also yes for a tool that
asks for confirmation only on some calls.
Confirmation (human in the loop)
Section titled “Confirmation (human in the loop)”No human confirmation is required to call this tool.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
vault |
string |
— | Vault id. May be omitted when only one vault is available. length 1–64; pattern ^[a-z0-9_-]+$ |
|
caller |
string |
yes | — | length ≥ 1 |
session_metadata |
Record<string, any> |
— | — | |
idempotency_key |
string |
— | length 1–128 |
Output
Section titled “Output”| Field | Type | Always present | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
session_id |
string |
yes | — |
vault |
string |
yes | — |
started_at |
number |
yes | — |
trace_path |
string |
yes | — |
redactions |
integer |
range ≥ 0 |
Related tools
Section titled “Related tools”Other tools in the knowledge domain: add_observation, audit_provenance, close_goal, commit_capture, commit_wiki_page, create_entity, delete_entity, diagnose_retrieval, draft_wiki_page, end_session, enqueue_capture, episode_stats, explain_answer, find_existing_page, gap_report, get_entity, get_session_traces, knowledge_challenge, link_entities, lint_wiki, list_capture_queue, list_contradictions, list_goals, note_quality_report, plur_get, plur_recall, plur_recall_hybrid, plur_similarity_search, query_entity_graph, record_retrieval_feedback, reflect, rename_entity, session_bootstrap, set_goal, unlink_entities, update_observation, vault_context, vault_graph_search, work_episode_chain, work_episodes, work_forget, work_result, work_search.
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