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What run_flow does on A2p2a
AI agents invoke run_flow to trigger actions in A2p2a. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Why run_flow is rated High
Executes a workflow with automatic side effects including projecting events into group and writing to AgentBus state.
From the tool's definition run_flow, 跑一条流程, 自动投影进群, 写 AgentBus
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The rule that runs run_flow safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and A2p2a, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For run_flow, this is the rule to start with:
run_flow stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect A2p2a, apply this rule, and every run_flow call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about run_flow
跑一条流程(flow 用 list_flows 里的文件名)。事件会自动投影进群,同时写 AgentBus。. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the A2p2a MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the A2p2a MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for run_flow: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches A2p2a. Nothing to install.
run_flow is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the run_flow rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for run_flow. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
run_flow is provided by the A2p2a MCP server (tendQQ/a2p2a). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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