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tanomis session run

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Generated from the tanomis command tree on 2026-10-01. Flags and defaults match the binary; run tanomis session run –help for the version you have installed.

Usage
tanomis session run AGENT [flags]

Invoke an agent from the CLI. Creates a session for AGENT in the caller’s tenant, starts a run, and streams the run’s events to stdout, the same runtime path the Console drives (no shortcut). Useful for development and for producing runtime evidence (tool / egress ledger entries). Bound by the caller’s token and tenant scope; grants no privilege the Console would not.

Flag Type Description
--contract-ref string What this work is judged against, set when the work is opened and never afterwards.
--contract-version string The revision of the contract named by --contract-ref (required with it).
--file stringSlice Upload and attach a local file (repeatable).
--idempotency-key string Replay the original run on retry instead of starting a new one.
--input string Raw JSON input object (mutually exclusive with --prompt).
--model string Model for the new session (bounded by the agent’s permitted_models when model.invoke enforces).
--no-stream bool Start the run and print its id without streaming events.
--no-wait bool When a rule holds the run for approval, print the hold and exit instead of waiting for the answer.
--objective string What this work is for, in your words, shown to whoever reviews it (set when the work is opened).
--prompt string Prompt string sent as {“prompt”: …}.
--session string Post the run to an existing session instead of creating one (needed to release a hold a person approved on it).
--work-id string Continue an existing unit of work instead of opening a new one (mutually exclusive with --work-subject).
--work-subject string Declare the subject of the work this run serves (settlement-mode agents refuse to run without work).
Global flags
Flag Type Description
--config string Config file path.
--context string Config context to use.
-o, --output string Output format: table|json.
--tenant string Tenant id (X-Tenant-ID).
--verbose bool Verbose output.

Invoke an enabled agent and stream the run’s events until it settles:

Terminal
tanomis session run support-copilot \
--tenant "$TANOMIS_TENANT" \
--prompt "A customer says their invoice is wrong. Draft a reply."