# trigger_cloud_flow

Triggers a published CloudFlow with a webhook trigger by flow ID or trigger URL. Executes real actions immediately and returns executionLink. Drafts fail with 403, flows without a webhook trigger with 400, and already-running flows with 409. Manual or scheduled flows use trigger_cloudflow_flow instead. This may modify external cloud resources.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `trigger_cloud_flow`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/doit/trigger-cloud-flow

## Facts

- Tool: `trigger_cloud_flow`
- Server: Doit (`@doitintl/doit-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/doit.md
- Install: `npx -y @doitintl/doit-mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@doitintl/doit-mcp-server
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `flowID` | string | yes | The ID or CloudFlow trigger URL of a published flow with a webhook trigger. |
| `requestBodyJson` | object | no | Webhook payload passed to the flow. Defaults to an empty object. |

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": "trigger_cloud_flow",
    "arguments": {
      "flowID": "<flowID>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why trigger_cloud_flow is rated High

trigger_cloud_flow 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 trigger_cloud_flow to trigger actions in Doit. 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 Doit:

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

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## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

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- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=doit · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/doit