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Is it possible to start a task of a flow run, getting the flow run via get_client().read_flow_runs()?

What agent are you assuming to run the flow on?

I start the agent running `prefect agent start --pool` 

theres a method `create_flow`  under client

mmm that is the point, I don’t want to create another flow, I would like to run a task (like an inactive task) on the same flow run

so the flow is A-&gt;B-&gt;C-&gt;D and there is an E task which does nothing. When the associated deployment runs, creating a flow run, let’s call it Y, and it executes A-&gt;B-&gt;C-&gt;D. If this flow run is still executing during the execution of another flow run from a different deployment (let’s call it Z), I would like to run the task E of the flow run Y from the flow run Z

and the flow run Z will run independently from Y

I cannot say in Y to start Z when it finishes

y not make E run all the time, and E can check for the state of flow runs in deployment Y using the api and do its thing?

it may work, but maybe there is a better way. I’ve just found create_task_run on the client which should be able to attach a task run to a flow run. That would be interesting because, if this works, you do not have to add the task to every flow code, instead Z would attach it

I will try it when I have some time ahahah :face_with_peeking_eye:

for now I opted for a semi-automatic solution