Start Design Session
convoopenBegin infrastructure design by opening a session with the AI assistant. Receive an intro message and session ID for subsequent conversation.
Instructions
WORKFLOW: Step 1 of 4 - Start infrastructure design conversation Open an InsideOut V2 session and receive the assistant's intro message. The response contains a clean message from Riley (the infrastructure advisor) - display it to the user. ⚠️ Riley will ask questions - forward these to the user, DO NOT answer on their behalf. CRITICAL: This tool returns a session_id in the response metadata. You MUST use this session_id for ALL subsequent tool calls (convoreply, tfgenerate, tfdeploy, etc.). ⚠️ The session_id includes a ?token=... suffix (format: sess_v2_xxx?token=yyy) which is part of the session credential — without it, downstream tools fall back to a tokenless connect URL that 401s. Always pass session_id verbatim to subsequent tools and to the user; do NOT shorten, paraphrase, or strip the ?token= portion when summarizing the session in chat or in your own scratch notes. Use when the user mentions keywords like: 'setup my cloud infra', 'provision infrastructure', 'deploy infra', 'start insideout', 'use insideout', or similar intent to begin infra setup.
OPTIONAL: project_context (string) - General tech stack summary so Riley can skip discovery questions and jump to recommendations. The agent should confirm this with the user before sending. Include whichever apply: language/framework, databases/services, container usage, existing IaC, CI/CD platform, cloud provider, Kubernetes usage, what the project does. Example: 'Next.js 14 + TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker Compose, deployed to AWS ECS, GitHub Actions CI/CD, ~50k MAU'. NEVER include credentials, secrets, API keys, PII, source code, or internal URLs/IPs -- only general metadata summaries useful to a cloud architect agent. IMPORTANT: source (string) - You MUST set this to identify which IDE/tool you are. Auto-detect from your environment: 'claude-code', 'codex', 'antigravity', 'kiro', 'vscode', 'web', 'mcp'. If unsure, use the name of your IDE/tool in lowercase. Do NOT omit this — it controls the 'Open {IDE}' button on the credential connect screen. OPTIONAL: github_username (string) - GitHub username for deploy commit attribution. Pre-populates the GitHub username field on the connect page. 💡 TIP: Examine workflow.usage prompt for more context on how to properly use these tools.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| source | No | IDE/tool identifier so the connect screen can show the right 'Open {IDE}' button. Use lowercase: 'claude-code', 'codex', 'antigravity', 'kiro', 'cursor', 'vscode', 'windsurf', 'zed', 'aider', 'copilot', 'web', 'mcp'. | |
| github_username | No | GitHub username used for deploy commit attribution; pre-fills the GitHub username field on the connect screen. | |
| project_context | No | Optional tech-stack summary so Riley can skip discovery questions (e.g. 'Next.js 14 + Postgres on AWS, ~50k MAU'). No PII, secrets, file paths, or source code — only general metadata useful to a cloud architect. |