doctl harness-runtime config start-session
Generated on 8 Oct 2026
from doctl version
v1.179.0
Usage
doctl harness-runtime config start-session <config-id> [flags]Aliases
startDescription
Start a new session from a config ID. --name is required and must be unique among active sessions.
--resume-on-topoff opts the new session in to being resumed automatically after a low-balance pause, once the team’s prepayment balance is topped off. It is per-session rather than config-scoped, so the config never confers it and one shared config cannot enrol every session started from it — pass the flag on each start, or change it afterwards with doctl harness-runtime update <session> --resume-on-topoff[=false].
Example
doctl harness-runtime config start-session cfg_abc123 --name my-sessionFlags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--format |
Columns for output in a comma-separated list. Possible values: SessionID, Name, AgentKind, Status, ConfigID, ParentSessionID, ForkID, RepoHint, CreatedAt, PauseReason. |
--help, -h |
Help for this command |
--name |
Name for the new session (required) |
--no-header |
Return raw data with no headers Default: false |
--resume-on-topoff |
Let DigitalOcean resume this session automatically once your team’s prepayment balance is topped off after a low-balance pause. Off by default and per-session (never inherited from an Agent Config or by a fork). Revoke it with –resume-on-topoff=false. Only a session paused for low balance whose last run was unfinished is resumed; one you paused yourself, or that idled out, stays paused. Default: false |
Related Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl harness-runtime config | Manage reusable agent configs |
Global Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--access-token, -t |
API V2 access token |
--api-url, -u |
Override default API endpoint |
--config, -c |
Specify a custom config file Default: |
--context |
Specify a custom authentication context name |
--http-retry-max |
Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error
Default: 5 |
--http-retry-wait-max |
Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 30 |
--http-retry-wait-min |
Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 1 |
--interactive |
Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false)
Default: false |
--output, -o |
Desired output format [text|json] Default: text |
--trace |
Show a log of network activity while performing a command Default: false |
--verbose, -v |
Enable verbose output Default: false |