# start_process

Start a new active Huly Process workflow execution on a card/document. Accepts process ID or exact process name, and card/document ID or exact title; ambiguous names or titles fail with candidate IDs. This is not idempotent: each successful call creates a new execution unless the process forbids parallel active executions for the same card, in which case the existing active execution ID is returned in a typed error.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `start_process`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/start-process

## Facts

- Tool: `start_process`
- Server: Huly (`@firfi/huly-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @firfi/huly-mcp`
- Homepage: https://github.com/dearlordylord/huly-mcp
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "start_process",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why start_process is rated High

This tool executes a workflow process with side effects that depend on caller-supplied arguments (process ID and target card/document). While it creates/modifies state (new execution), the primary action is triggering an external workflow execution, which falls under Execute category.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it 'Start[s] a new active Huly Process workflow execution' and 'each successful call creates a new execution.' This triggers external operations (workflow execution) whose effects depend on the process ID and card/document ID arguments…"

## Use case

AI agents invoke start_process to trigger actions in Huly. 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 Huly:

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

## Other tools on Huly (517)

- `cancel_approval_request` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/cancel-approval-request.md
- `cancel_execution` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/cancel-execution.md
- `delete_activity_reply` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-activity-reply.md
- `delete_association` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-association.md
- `delete_attachment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-attachment.md
- `delete_board_card` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-board-card.md
- `delete_board_label` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-board-label.md
- `delete_card` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-card.md
- `delete_card_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-card-comment.md
- `delete_channel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-channel.md
- `delete_channel_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-channel-message.md
- `delete_chat_message_attachment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-chat-message-attachment.md
- `delete_class_collaborator_metadata` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-class-collaborator-metadata.md
- `delete_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-comment.md
- `delete_component` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-component.md
- `delete_dm_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-dm-message.md
- `delete_document` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-document.md
- `delete_drawing` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-drawing.md
- `delete_drive` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-drive.md
- `delete_drive_file_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-drive-file-comment.md
- `delete_drive_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-drive-item.md
- `delete_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-event.md
- `delete_huly_attribute` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-huly-attribute.md
- `delete_huly_enum` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-huly-enum.md
- `delete_huly_permission` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-huly-permission.md
- `delete_huly_sequence` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-huly-sequence.md
- `delete_inventory_category` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-inventory-category.md
- `delete_inventory_product` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-inventory-product.md
- `delete_inventory_product_attachment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-inventory-product-attachment.md
- `delete_inventory_product_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp/delete-inventory-product-comment.md
- …and 487 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp.md

## For agents

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

- 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)
- 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=io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-dearlordylord-huly-mcp