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CompozyOS RuntimeSession

compozy session new

Create a new session

Audience
Operators running durable agent work
Focus
Session guidance shaped for scanability, day-two clarity, and operator context.

compozy session new

Create a new session

compozy session new [flags]

Examples

  # Start a session in the current workspace using the configured default agent
  compozy session new

  # Start a named session for a specific registered workspace and agent
  compozy session new --workspace checkout-api --agent reviewer --name review-api

  # Override provider, model, reasoning effort, and speed for this session only
  compozy session new --provider codex --model gpt-5.6-sol --reasoning-effort max --speed fast

  # Create the session and dispatch its first prompt after runtime activation
  compozy session new --prompt "Inspect the failing build and propose a fix"

  # Auto-register an absolute workspace path before creating the session
  compozy session new --cwd "$PWD" --agent reviewer

Options

      --agent string                      Agent definition name (defaults to config default)
      --cwd string                        Absolute workspace directory to auto-register
  -h, --help                              help for new
      --model string                      Optional model override for this session
      --name string                       Optional session label
      --network string                    Network participation mode: local or live
      --network-bounds string             JSON object for live participation bounds (one object, not flag explosion)
      --network-channel string            Named channel id when strategy is named
      --network-channel-strategy string   Live channel strategy: named
      --no-wait                           Return after the durable starting session is accepted
      --prompt string                     Initial prompt to dispatch after the session becomes active
      --provider string                   Optional provider override for this session
      --reasoning-effort string           Optional reasoning effort (none|minimal|low|medium|high|xhigh|max); the active adapter must advertise it
      --workspace string                  Override workspace (ID, name, or path)

Options inherited from parent commands

      --json            Emit JSON output
  -o, --output string   Output format: human, json, jsonl, or toon (default "human")

Output Formats

Every Compozy command supports -o, --output:

  • human for interactive terminal use
  • json for scripts and other machine-readable consumers
  • jsonl for wait or streaming commands that emit one JSON record per line
  • toon for compact agent-readable summaries

Example:

compozy session new -o json

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