# start_agent_conversation

Start a new conversation with an agent. Provide your message and the agent will respond.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `start_agent_conversation`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/start-agent-conversation

## Facts

- Tool: `start_agent_conversation`
- Server: Automagik Tools (`namastexlabs/automagik-tools`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/namastexlabs/automagik-tools
- 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_agent_conversation",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why start_agent_conversation is rated High

This is an Execute tool because it triggers external operations—agent conversations that can invoke API calls and produce side effects—whose outcomes depend on user input. While not immediately destructive or financial, it has a high severity due to the potential for an AI agent to misuse natural language instructions to trigger unintended API operations.

From the tool's own definition: "The tool description states 'Start a new conversation with an agent. Provide your message and the agent will respond.' This indicates it initiates and executes an agent interaction based on user-provided messages."

## Use case

AI agents invoke start_agent_conversation to trigger actions in Automagik Tools. 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 Automagik Tools:

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

## Other tools on Automagik Tools (121)

- `delete_agent_conversation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/delete-agent-conversation.md
- `delete_credential` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/delete-credential.md
- `delete_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/delete-message.md
- `delete_schedule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/delete-schedule.md
- `delete_source` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/delete-source.md
- `delete_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/delete-task.md
- `delete_team_collaboration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/delete-team-collaboration.md
- `delete_workflow` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/delete-workflow.md
- `delete_workflow_execution` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/delete-workflow-execution.md
- `end_session` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/end-session.md
- `genie_clear_memories` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/genie-clear-memories.md
- `remove_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/remove-contact.md
- `remove_tool` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/remove-tool.md
- `continue_agent_conversation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/continue-agent-conversation.md
- `execute_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/execute-workflow.md
- `run_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/run-workflow.md
- `send_sticker` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/send-sticker.md
- `send_whatsapp` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/send-whatsapp.md
- `start_google_auth` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/start-google-auth.md
- `start_team_collaboration` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/start-team-collaboration.md
- `wait_minutes` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/wait-minutes.md
- `ask_genie` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/ask-genie.md
- `consult_gemini` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/consult-gemini.md
- `manage_instances` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/manage-instances.md
- `manage_traces` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/manage-traces.md
- `my_function` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/my-function.md
- `my_tool` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/my-tool.md
- `send_audio` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/send-audio.md
- `send_presence` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/send-presence.md
- `share_document` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/share-document.md
- …and 91 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools.md

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