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# Create evaluations auto sessions

> Requires scopes: eval:write



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /api/evaluations/{id}/auto-sessions
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: EvalGate API
  version: 3.7.6
  description: EvalGate API. See docs/api-contract.md for stability commitments.
servers:
  - url: https://evalgate.com
    description: Production
  - url: http://localhost:3000
    description: Local
security: []
paths:
  /api/evaluations/{id}/auto-sessions:
    post:
      tags:
        - evaluations
      summary: Create evaluations auto sessions
      description: 'Requires scopes: eval:write'
      operationId: post_evaluations_id_auto_sessions
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: integer
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostApiEvaluationsIdAutoSessionsRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/PostApiEvaluationsIdAutoSessionsResponse201ApplicationJson
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      security:
        - bearerAuth:
            - eval:write
components:
  schemas:
    PostApiEvaluationsIdAutoSessionsRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        objective:
          type: string
        targetPath:
          type: string
        strategyTracks:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        maxIterations:
          type: number
        maxCostUsd:
          type: number
        autonomousEnabled:
          oneOf:
            - type: boolean
              enum:
                - false
            - type: boolean
              enum:
                - true
        swarmEnabled:
          oneOf:
            - type: boolean
              enum:
                - false
            - type: boolean
              enum:
                - true
        swarmAgents:
          type: number
        swarmMode:
          oneOf:
            - type: string
              enum:
                - multi_failure
            - type: string
              enum:
                - multi_trajectory
        swarmMergeStrategy:
          oneOf:
            - type: string
              enum:
                - highest_utility
            - type: string
              enum:
                - non_conflicting
        continuousMode:
          oneOf:
            - type: boolean
              enum:
                - false
            - type: boolean
              enum:
                - true
        tasteContext:
          oneOf:
            - type: 'null'
            - type: object
              properties:
                priorities:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                forbiddenBehaviors:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                rubricText:
                  type: string
                judgeCriteriaRef:
                  type: number
                objectiveTargets:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      value:
                        type: number
                      operator:
                        oneOf:
                          - type: string
                            enum:
                              - gte
                          - type: string
                            enum:
                              - lte
                      metric:
                        type: string
                      weight:
                        type: number
                    additionalProperties: false
                    required:
                      - value
                      - operator
                      - metric
              additionalProperties: false
        finalizationReserveUsd:
          type: number
        maxTokenSpendPerRound:
          type: number
        synthesisTokenCap:
          type: number
        budgetWarningThreshold:
          type: number
        pauseOnBudgetWarning:
          oneOf:
            - type: boolean
              enum:
                - false
            - type: boolean
              enum:
                - true
        agentsPerRound:
          type: number
        workflowProfile:
          oneOf:
            - type: 'null'
            - type: object
              properties:
                source:
                  oneOf:
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - coverage_gap
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - failure
                autonomyLevel:
                  oneOf:
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - manual
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - default_approvals
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - bypass_approvals
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - autopilot
                workflowClass:
                  oneOf:
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - approval_gated_mutation
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - background_execution
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - recovery_required
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - policy_conflict
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - handoff_heavy
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - memory_sensitive
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - parallel_tool_use
                approvalMode:
                  oneOf:
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - human_review
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - none
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - policy_guided
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - auto_with_audit
                memoryMode:
                  oneOf:
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - session
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - none
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - persistent
                    - type: string
                      enum:
                        - mixed
                backgroundExecution:
                  type: boolean
                recipeTitle:
                  type: string
                recommendedIterations:
                  type: number
                requiredHooks:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    oneOf:
                      - type: string
                        enum:
                          - session_start
                      - type: string
                        enum:
                          - pre_plan
                      - type: string
                        enum:
                          - pre_tool
                      - type: string
                        enum:
                          - post_tool
                      - type: string
                        enum:
                          - pre_write
                      - type: string
                        enum:
                          - pre_handoff
                      - type: string
                        enum:
                          - on_error
                      - type: string
                        enum:
                          - session_end
                linkedFailureModes:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                successMetrics:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                guardrails:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
              additionalProperties: false
              required:
                - source
                - autonomyLevel
                - workflowClass
                - approvalMode
                - memoryMode
                - backgroundExecution
                - recipeTitle
                - recommendedIterations
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - name
        - objective
        - targetPath
        - strategyTracks
        - maxIterations
    PostApiEvaluationsIdAutoSessionsResponse201ApplicationJson:
      type: object
      properties:
        sessionId:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - sessionId
        - status
    ApiError:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              enum:
                - UNAUTHORIZED
                - FORBIDDEN
                - NOT_FOUND
                - VALIDATION_ERROR
                - RATE_LIMITED
                - CONFLICT
                - INTERNAL_ERROR
                - SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
                - QUOTA_EXCEEDED
                - NO_ORG_MEMBERSHIP
                - CROSS_ORG_REFERENCE
                - INCOMPLETE
                - MALFORMED
            message:
              type: string
            details: {}
            requestId:
              type: string
              format: uuid
          required:
            - code
            - message
      required:
        - error
  responses:
    ValidationError:
      description: Validation error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    Conflict:
      description: Conflict
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    InternalError:
      description: Internal server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: API Key or Session Token

````