mbx_reply

Reply to an mbx message

Reply to a message: goes back to its sender, in the same thread (the most common action after mbx_read). Set needs_reply=true only if you need an answer back. Next: mbx_ack the original message once it is dealt with.

Annotations

Field	Value
`execution.taskSupport`	`"forbidden"`

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Constraints	Description
`id`	`string`	yes		length ≥ 6	id (or unique prefix) of the message you are answering
`body`	`string`	yes		length 1–262144
`kind`	`string`	no	`"reply"`	one of `message`, `request`, `reply`, `status`, `decision`, `alert`, `task`
`needs_reply`	`boolean`	no	`false`
`origin`	`string`	no		one of `agent`, `external`	external when the content comes from outside

Input JSON schema

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 6,
      "description": "id (or unique prefix) of the message you are answering"
    },
    "body": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 262144
    },
    "kind": {
      "default": "reply",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "message",
        "request",
        "reply",
        "status",
        "decision",
        "alert",
        "task"
      ]
    },
    "needs_reply": {
      "default": false,
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "origin": {
      "description": "external when the content comes from outside",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "agent",
        "external"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "body"
  ]
}

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