# start_external_workflow

Start a caller-executed sales evidence draft. Returns frozen instructions for your agent to execute. No server model call, tools or sending. Reuse request_id only with identical inputs. Results are caller attestations, not verified provider usage. Requires workflows:run.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `start_external_workflow`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/start-external-workflow

## Facts

- Tool: `start_external_workflow`
- Server: Meta Council (`https://meta-council.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/daliu/meta-council
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 3 (3 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | string | yes |  |
| `workflow` | enum | yes |  |
| `request_id` | string | yes |  |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "start_external_workflow",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "<query>",
      "workflow": "<workflow>",
      "request_id": "<request_id>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why start_external_workflow is rated High

start_external_workflow triggers real processes with real consequences. An agent gone sideways doesn't fire it once. It starts dozens of builds, sends mass notifications, or burns through compute before anyone looks up.

## Use case

AI agents invoke start_external_workflow to trigger actions in Meta Council. 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Meta Council:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "start_external_workflow": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "start_external_workflow_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Meta Council (279)

- `account_export` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/account-export.md
- `cancel_booking` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/cancel-booking.md
- `decide_approval` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/decide-approval.md
- `delete_accounting_run` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/delete-accounting-run.md
- `delete_monitor` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/delete-monitor.md
- `delete_saved_view` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/delete-saved-view.md
- `delete_workflow_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/delete-workflow-template.md
- `preview_scheduling_action` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/preview-scheduling-action.md
- `project_unlink_feature` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/project-unlink-feature.md
- `reconcile_attention_notification_delivery` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/reconcile-attention-notification-delivery.md
- `revoke_portfolio_report_share` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/revoke-portfolio-report-share.md
- `ticket_dependency_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/ticket-dependency-remove.md
- `void_invoice` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/void-invoice.md
- `dismiss_ticket_integration_effect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/dismiss-ticket-integration-effect.md
- `execute_saved_view` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/execute-saved-view.md
- `preview_accounting_ticket_sync` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/preview-accounting-ticket-sync.md
- `project_link_feature` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/project-link-feature.md
- `retry_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/retry-workflow.md
- `review_external_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/review-external-workflow.md
- `run_comparison` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/run-comparison.md
- `run_council` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/run-council.md
- `run_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/run-workflow.md
- `ticket_scenario_revise` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/ticket-scenario-revise.md
- `add_invoice_line_item` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/add-invoice-line-item.md
- `mark_invoice_paid` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/mark-invoice-paid.md
- `advance_workflow` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/advance-workflow.md
- `ask_legal` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/ask-legal.md
- `browse_ticket_integration_import` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/browse-ticket-integration-import.md
- `campaign_pipeline_stats` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/campaign-pipeline-stats.md
- `check_ticket_provider_fields` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/check-ticket-provider-fields.md
- …and 249 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence.md

## For agents

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- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=com-meta-council-decision-intelligence · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence