> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://cognitio-agent.mintlify.site/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create session > Create a new Cognitio session for interacting with AI assistants and managing conversations. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi.json post /session openapi: 3.1.1 info: title: cognitio description: cognitio api version: 1.0.0 servers: [] security: [] paths: /session: post: summary: Create session description: >- Create a new Cognitio session for interacting with AI assistants and managing conversations. operationId: session.create parameters: - in: query name: directory schema: type: string - in: query name: workspace schema: type: string requestBody: content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: parentID: type: string pattern: ^ses.* title: type: string permission: $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionRuleset' workspaceID: type: string pattern: ^wrk.* runtimeConfig: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeConfig' responses: '200': description: Successfully created session content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Session' '400': description: Bad request content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequestError' x-codeSamples: - lang: js source: |- import { createCognitioClient } from "@cognitio/sdk const client = createCognitioClient() await client.session.create({ ... }) components: schemas: PermissionRuleset: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionRule' RuntimeConfig: type: object properties: systemPrompt: anyOf: - type: string - type: object properties: type: type: string const: preset preset: type: string enum: - default - none append: type: string required: - type - preset appendSystemPrompt: type: string model: type: object properties: providerID: type: string modelID: type: string required: - providerID - modelID effort: type: string enum: - low - medium - high - max thinkingConfig: anyOf: - type: object properties: type: type: string const: adaptive required: - type - type: object properties: type: type: string const: disabled required: - type - type: object properties: type: type: string const: enabled budgetTokens: type: integer minimum: 1024 maximum: 9007199254740991 required: - type - budgetTokens compaction: type: object properties: auto: type: boolean includeFiles: type: boolean includeEnvironment: type: boolean maxTurns: type: integer exclusiveMinimum: 0 maximum: 9007199254740991 maxBudgetUsd: type: number exclusiveMinimum: 0 permissionMode: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeConfigPermissionMode' canUseTool: type: boolean autoPermissionClassifierModel: type: object properties: providerID: type: string modelID: type: string required: - providerID - modelID allowedTools: type: array items: type: string disallowedTools: type: array items: type: string settingSources: type: array items: type: string enum: - user - project - local agents: type: object propertyNames: type: string additionalProperties: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeAgentDefinition' skills: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeSkillDefinition' commands: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeCommandDefinition' plugins: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimePluginSpec' hooks: type: object propertyNames: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeConfigHookEventName' additionalProperties: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeConfigHookDescriptor' sdkMcpServers: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeMcpServer' enableToolSearch: anyOf: - type: boolean - type: string const: auto - type: string const: always - type: string const: never enableFileCheckpointing: type: boolean outputFormat: $ref: '#/components/schemas/OutputFormatJsonSchema' backgroundTaskPolicy: type: object properties: mode: type: string const: foreground required: - mode additionalProperties: false checkpointing: type: object properties: enabled: type: boolean beforeTools: type: boolean beforeCompaction: type: boolean additionalProperties: false Session: type: object properties: id: type: string pattern: ^ses.* slug: type: string projectID: type: string workspaceID: type: string pattern: ^wrk.* directory: type: string parentID: type: string pattern: ^ses.* forkedFrom: type: string pattern: ^ses.* summary: type: object properties: additions: type: number deletions: type: number files: type: number diffs: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/SnapshotFileDiff' required: - additions - deletions - files share: type: object properties: url: type: string required: - url title: type: string tags: default: [] type: array items: type: string version: type: string time: type: object properties: created: type: number updated: type: number compacting: type: number archived: type: number required: - created - updated permission: $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionRuleset' revert: type: object properties: messageID: type: string pattern: ^msg.* partID: type: string pattern: ^prt.* snapshot: type: string checkpointId: type: string diff: type: string required: - messageID required: - id - slug - projectID - directory - title - version - time BadRequestError: type: object properties: data: {} errors: type: array items: type: object propertyNames: type: string additionalProperties: {} success: type: boolean const: false required: - data - errors - success PermissionRule: type: object properties: permission: type: string pattern: type: string action: $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionAction' required: - permission - pattern - action RuntimeConfigPermissionMode: type: string enum: - default - acceptEdits - dontAsk - plan - bypassPermissions - auto RuntimeAgentDefinition: type: object properties: prompt: type: string minLength: 1 description: type: string model: type: object properties: providerID: type: string minLength: 1 modelID: type: string minLength: 1 required: - providerID - modelID tools: type: array items: type: string disallowedTools: type: array items: type: string permissionMode: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeConfigPermissionMode' mcpServers: type: array items: anyOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeRemoteMcpServer' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeLocalMcpServer' steps: type: integer exclusiveMinimum: 0 maximum: 9007199254740991 temperature: type: number spawnMode: type: string enum: - fresh - inherit required: - prompt RuntimeSkillDefinition: type: object properties: name: type: string description: type: string content: type: string baseDir: type: string allowedTools: type: array items: type: string model: anyOf: - type: string - type: object properties: providerID: type: string modelID: type: string required: - providerID - modelID disableModelInvocation: type: boolean required: - name - description - content RuntimeCommandDefinition: type: object properties: name: type: string description: type: string template: type: string agent: type: string model: type: string subtask: type: boolean allowedTools: type: array items: type: string disallowedTools: type: array items: type: string required: - name - template RuntimePluginSpec: anyOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeInlinePlugin' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeClaudePlugin' RuntimeConfigHookDescriptor: type: object properties: id: type: string minLength: 1 matcher: type: string matcherFlags: type: string timeoutMs: type: integer exclusiveMinimum: 0 maximum: 9007199254740991 async: type: boolean required: - id RuntimeMcpServer: anyOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeRemoteMcpServer' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeLocalMcpServer' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeDirectSdkMcpServer' OutputFormatJsonSchema: type: object properties: type: type: string const: json_schema schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/JSONSchema' retryCount: default: 2 type: integer minimum: 0 maximum: 9007199254740991 required: - type - schema SnapshotFileDiff: type: object properties: file: type: string patch: type: string additions: type: number deletions: type: number status: type: string enum: - added - deleted - modified required: - file - patch - additions - deletions PermissionAction: type: string enum: - allow - deny - ask RuntimeRemoteMcpServer: type: object properties: name: type: string minLength: 1 type: type: string const: remote url: type: string format: uri enabled: type: boolean headers: type: object propertyNames: type: string additionalProperties: type: string oauth: type: boolean const: false timeout: type: number exclusiveMinimum: 0 transport: type: string enum: - http - sse ownership: description: SDK-owned HTTP host; reattach when forking a session. type: string const: sdk required: - name - type - url RuntimeLocalMcpServer: type: object properties: name: type: string minLength: 1 type: type: string const: local command: minItems: 1 type: array items: type: string minLength: 1 environment: type: object propertyNames: type: string additionalProperties: type: string cwd: type: string minLength: 1 enabled: type: boolean timeout: type: number exclusiveMinimum: 0 required: - name - type - command RuntimeInlinePlugin: type: object properties: type: type: string const: inline name: type: string description: type: string version: type: string skills: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeSkillDefinition' commands: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeCommandDefinition' agents: type: object propertyNames: type: string additionalProperties: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeAgentDefinition' hooks: type: object propertyNames: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeConfigHookEventName' additionalProperties: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeConfigHookDescriptor' mcpServers: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeMcpServer' required: - type - name RuntimeClaudePlugin: type: object properties: type: type: string const: claude path: type: string required: - type - path RuntimeDirectSdkMcpServer: type: object properties: name: type: string minLength: 1 type: type: string const: sdk transport: type: string const: direct enabled: type: boolean timeout: type: number exclusiveMinimum: 0 tools: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuntimeDirectSdkMcpTool' required: - name - type - transport - tools JSONSchema: type: object propertyNames: type: string additionalProperties: {} RuntimeDirectSdkMcpTool: type: object properties: name: type: string minLength: 1 description: type: string inputSchema: type: object propertyNames: type: string additionalProperties: {} metadata: type: object properties: searchHint: type: string alwaysLoad: type: boolean annotations: type: object properties: readOnly: type: boolean destructive: type: boolean idempotent: type: boolean openWorld: type: boolean required: - name - inputSchema ```` This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.