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Arcade Tool Execution

Schema for an Arcade tool execution request/response. Tool executions are the unit of work performed by the Arcade Engine on behalf of a user_id with user-scoped authorization.

Properties

Name Type Description
tool_name string Fully qualified tool name (Toolkit.Name@version) to execute.
user_id string Stable identifier of the end-user whose authorization tokens will be used. Required for user-scoped tool calls.
input object Input arguments conforming to the tool's input JSON Schema.
run_at stringnull Optional future time at which the tool should be executed. When set, the call is converted into a scheduled tool execution.
execution_id string Server-assigned identifier of the execution attempt (response field).
status string Lifecycle status of the execution.
output object Tool output. Present when status is completed.
error object Error details when status is failed.
started_at string When the execution started.
completed_at string When the execution finished.
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JSON Schema

arcade-tool-execution-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/arcade-dev/main/json-schema/arcade-tool-execution-schema.json",
  "title": "Arcade Tool Execution",
  "description": "Schema for an Arcade tool execution request/response. Tool executions are the unit of work performed by the Arcade Engine on behalf of a user_id with user-scoped authorization.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["tool_name", "user_id"],
  "properties": {
    "tool_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Fully qualified tool name (Toolkit.Name@version) to execute.",
      "examples": ["Google.SendEmail@1.0.0"]
    },
    "user_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Stable identifier of the end-user whose authorization tokens will be used. Required for user-scoped tool calls."
    },
    "input": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Input arguments conforming to the tool's input JSON Schema.",
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "run_at": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Optional future time at which the tool should be executed. When set, the call is converted into a scheduled tool execution."
    },
    "execution_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Server-assigned identifier of the execution attempt (response field)."
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["queued", "running", "completed", "failed", "needs_authorization"],
      "description": "Lifecycle status of the execution."
    },
    "output": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Tool output. Present when status is completed.",
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "error": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Error details when status is failed.",
      "properties": {
        "code": {"type": "string"},
        "message": {"type": "string"}
      }
    },
    "started_at": {"type": "string", "format": "date-time", "description": "When the execution started."},
    "completed_at": {"type": "string", "format": "date-time", "description": "When the execution finished."}
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}

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