fix: document tools invoke + honor main session key (#1575) (thanks @vignesh07)

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Peter Steinberger
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summary: "Invoke a single tool directly via the Gateway HTTP endpoint"
read_when:
- Calling tools without running a full agent turn
- Building automations that need tool policy enforcement
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# Tools Invoke (HTTP)
Clawdbots Gateway exposes a simple HTTP endpoint for invoking a single tool directly. It is always enabled, but gated by Gateway auth and tool policy.
- `POST /tools/invoke`
- Same port as the Gateway (WS + HTTP multiplex): `http://<gateway-host>:<port>/tools/invoke`
Default max payload size is 2 MB.
## Authentication
Uses the Gateway auth configuration. Send a bearer token:
- `Authorization: Bearer <token>`
Notes:
- When `gateway.auth.mode="token"`, use `gateway.auth.token` (or `CLAWDBOT_GATEWAY_TOKEN`).
- When `gateway.auth.mode="password"`, use `gateway.auth.password` (or `CLAWDBOT_GATEWAY_PASSWORD`).
## Request body
```json
{
"tool": "sessions_list",
"action": "json",
"args": {},
"sessionKey": "main",
"dryRun": false
}
```
Fields:
- `tool` (string, required): tool name to invoke.
- `action` (string, optional): mapped into args if the tool schema supports `action` and the args payload omitted it.
- `args` (object, optional): tool-specific arguments.
- `sessionKey` (string, optional): target session key. If omitted or `"main"`, the Gateway uses the configured main session key (honors `session.mainKey` and default agent, or `global` in global scope).
- `dryRun` (boolean, optional): reserved for future use; currently ignored.
## Policy + routing behavior
Tool availability is filtered through the same policy chain used by Gateway agents:
- `tools.profile` / `tools.byProvider.profile`
- `tools.allow` / `tools.byProvider.allow`
- `agents.<id>.tools.allow` / `agents.<id>.tools.byProvider.allow`
- group policies (if the session key maps to a group or channel)
- subagent policy (when invoking with a subagent session key)
If a tool is not allowed by policy, the endpoint returns **404**.
To help group policies resolve context, you can optionally set:
- `x-clawdbot-message-channel: <channel>` (example: `slack`, `telegram`)
- `x-clawdbot-account-id: <accountId>` (when multiple accounts exist)
## Responses
- `200``{ ok: true, result }`
- `400``{ ok: false, error: { type, message } }` (invalid request or tool error)
- `401` → unauthorized
- `404` → tool not available (not found or not allowlisted)
- `405` → method not allowed
## Example
```bash
curl -sS http://127.0.0.1:18789/tools/invoke \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"tool": "sessions_list",
"action": "json",
"args": {}
}'
```