yao-robot

Apps & Automation

Robot management expert. ALWAYS invoke this skill when you need to list, create, update, or manage robots, check robot status, trigger robot executions, cancel tasks, or retrieve execution results. Use this skill before guessing robot APIs.

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Robot Tools

Ten tools for managing robots and their executions, called via bash.

robot_list

List robots with summary info. Use robot_get for full details.

tai tool robot_list '{}'
tai tool robot_list '{"keywords": "weather", "page": 1, "pagesize": 10}'

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`team_id`	string	no	Filter by team ID
`status`	string	no	Filter by robot status
`keywords`	string	no	Search in name/bio
`page`	integer	no	Page number (default 1)
`pagesize`	integer	no	Page size (default 20, max 100)

robot_get

Get full robot profile including config, agents, prompts.

tai tool robot_get '{"member_id": "rob-abc123"}'

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`member_id`	string	yes	Robot member ID

robot_create

Create a new robot with profile and config.

tai tool robot_create '{"display_name": "Weather Bot", "bio": "Reports weather daily"}'
tai tool robot_create '{"display_name": "Code Reviewer", "system_prompt": "You review code", "agents": ["yao.agent-smith"]}'

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`display_name`	string	yes	Robot display name
`bio`	string	no	Robot description
`system_prompt`	string	no	System prompt
`agents`	array	no	Agent IDs the robot can use
`workspace`	string	no	Workspace ID to bind
`autonomous_mode`	boolean	no	Enable autonomous mode
`robot_config`	object	no	See robot_config structure below

robot_config structure

Only these sub-fields are accepted (others are silently ignored for security):

Sub-field	Type	Description
`identity`	object	`{role, duties[], rules[]}` — role definition (role required)
`quota`	object	`{max, queue, priority}` — concurrency limits
`clock`	object	`{mode, times[], days[], every, tz, timeout}` — scheduling
`triggers`	object	`{clock: {enabled}, intervene: {enabled}, event: {enabled}}`
`executor`	object	`{mode, max_duration}` — execution mode (standard/dryrun/sandbox)
`default_locale`	string	Default language, e.g. "en", "zh"

robot_update

Update robot profile or config fields. Only provided fields are changed.

Warning: robot_config is a full replace, not a merge. If you only pass {"quota": {"max": 5}}, other sub-configs (identity, clock, etc.) will be cleared. Always pass the complete robot_config when updating.

tai tool robot_update '{"member_id": "rob-abc123", "bio": "Updated description"}'

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`member_id`	string	yes	Robot member ID
Others	varies	no	Same as robot_create (optional)

robot_status

Check if robot is busy: running task count, available slots, last/next run times.

tai tool robot_status '{"member_id": "rob-abc123"}'

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`member_id`	string	yes	Robot member ID

robot_execution_list

List executions (tasks in progress or recent history).

tai tool robot_execution_list '{"member_id": "rob-abc123"}'
tai tool robot_execution_list '{"member_id": "rob-abc123", "status": "running"}'

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`member_id`	string	yes	Robot member ID
`status`	string	no	Filter: pending, running, paused, completed, failed, cancelled, confirming, waiting
`page`	integer	no	Page number (default 1)
`pagesize`	integer	no	Page size (default 20)

robot_execution_get

Get execution details: goals, tasks, progress, errors.

tai tool robot_execution_get '{"member_id": "rob-abc123", "execution_id": "exec-xyz"}'

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`member_id`	string	yes	Robot member ID
`execution_id`	string	yes	Execution ID

robot_execution_create

Trigger a new execution. Returns execution_id for tracking.

tai tool robot_execution_create '{"member_id": "rob-abc123", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Generate report"}]}'
tai tool robot_execution_create '{"member_id": "rob-abc123", "trigger_type": "human"}'

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`member_id`	string	yes	Robot member ID
`messages`	array	no	Input messages (text/images)
`trigger_type`	string	no	"human" or "event" (default human)

robot_execution_cancel

Cancel a running execution.

tai tool robot_execution_cancel '{"member_id": "rob-abc123", "execution_id": "exec-xyz"}'

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`member_id`	string	yes	Robot member ID
`execution_id`	string	yes	Execution ID

robot_result_list

List completed executions with delivery outputs (reports, files).

tai tool robot_result_list '{"member_id": "rob-abc123"}'

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`member_id`	string	yes	Robot member ID
`page`	integer	no	Page number (default 1)
`pagesize`	integer	no	Page size (default 20)

Typical Workflow

robot_list — discover available robots
robot_get — get full details of a specific robot
robot_status — check if the robot has available slots
robot_execution_create — trigger a task, get execution_id
robot_execution_get — poll execution progress using execution_id
robot_result_list — retrieve completed results

Guidelines

Use robot_list for discovery, robot_get for details (list returns summaries only)
robot_status tells you if the robot is busy before triggering
After robot_execution_create, use the returned execution_id with robot_execution_get to track progress
robot_result_list only shows completed executions with outputs
All output is JSON