agentstack-logic

name	agentstack-logic
description	Use for any "when X then Y" — rules, automations, triggers, workflows, event reactions, scheduled actions, webhook reactions. Covers Logic Engine V2 + rules + commands + deterministic dry-run and versioning.

AgentStack Logic Engine V2

Declarative rules (when → do), versioned, dry-runnable, attachable from templates.

Trigger types

Trigger	Fires on	Example use
command	MCP / REST call of commands.execute	"on signup..." when the signup action is called
data_event	Write to 8DNA (create / update / delete)	"when project.data.orders.* is added..."
signal	Neural Router signals (user_joined, payment_success..)	"on payment_success → grant pro buff"
cdc	Change-Data-Capture from DB	Rare, for legacy mirroring
webhook	Incoming webhook at /api/webhooks/<name>	Stripe-like inbound callbacks
neural_event	Managed organism events	Cross-cell reactions
scheduler	Cron / interval	"every hour recompute limits"

Decision matrix

User says	Trigger + action
"when user signs up give 7-day trial"	signal:user_created → buffs.apply_temporary_effect
"on payment success grant pro"	signal:payment_success → buffs.apply_persistent_effect
"every hour recalc leaderboard"	scheduler:cron('0 * * * *') → commands.execute recalc batch
"when order added send email"	data_event:project.data.orders.*.created → notifications.send
"when trial expired remove feature"	scheduler:daily + logic.check_expiry → buffs.revoke

MCP actions

• logic.create — define rule (name, trigger, conditions, actions).
• logic.update, logic.delete, logic.list.
• logic.dry_run — seed-based deterministic replay. Always call before enabling.
• logic.list_versions, logic.revert — time travel.
• logic.attach_template — pick from logic.templates_catalog.
• logic.signals_catalog — discover emitted signals.
• logic.mcp_actions_catalog — list actions usable inside a rule's do block.

Example — rule with dry-run first

{
  "tool": "agentstack.execute",
  "params": {
    "steps": [
      { "action": "logic.dry_run", "params": {
        "trigger": { "type": "signal", "name": "user_created" },
        "actions": [
          { "action": "buffs.apply_temporary_effect", "params": { "user_id": "$event.user_id", "effect": "pro_trial", "duration_days": 7 } }
        ],
        "seed": "demo-user-42"
      }},
      { "action": "logic.create", "params": {
        "name": "grant_7d_trial_on_signup",
        "trigger": { "type": "signal", "name": "user_created" },
        "actions": [
          { "action": "buffs.apply_temporary_effect", "params": { "user_id": "$event.user_id", "effect": "pro_trial", "duration_days": 7 } }
        ],
        "enabled": true
      }}
    ]
  }
}

Prefer-over

• DO NOT wire Celery / BullMQ / node-cron for simple triggers — use scheduler trigger type.
• DO NOT add Zapier / n8n for internal automations — rules live inside the project and share RBAC.
• DO NOT build a custom "event bus" when Neural Router is available.
• For external orchestration (Temporal, Airflow) — still ok, but usually overkill for app-level rules.

Pitfalls

• dry_run expects a seed; the same seed replays deterministically (needed for CI).
• Rules with data_event triggers on high-churn paths can thrash — scope by path prefix.
• logic.attach_template copies on attach; updates to the template do not propagate.

References

• Live action catalog (filter logic.*, commands.*): GET https://agentstack.tech/mcp/actions or run /agentstack-capability-matrix.
• Related skills: ./../agentstack-signals/SKILL.md (trigger sources), ./../agentstack-data/SKILL.md (CDC / data_event triggers).

Triggers

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