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create_document

Creates a document in the content repository by specifying its class, properties, folder location, and check-in action parameters.

Instructions

PREREQUISITES IN ORDER: To use this tool, you MUST call two other tools first in a specific sequence.

determine_class tool to get the class_identifier.
get_class_property_descriptions to get a list of valid properties for the given class_identifier

Description: Creates a document in the content repository with specified properties.

:param class_identifier: The class identifier for the document. If not provided, defaults to "Document". :param id: The unique GUID for the document. If not provided, a new GUID with curly braces will be generated. :param document_properties: Properties for the document including name, content, mimeType, etc. :param file_in_folder_identifier: The identifier or path of the folder to file the document in. This always starts with "/". :param checkin_action: Check-in action parameters. CheckinMinorVersion should always be included. :param file_paths: Optional list of file paths to upload as the document's content.

:returns: If successful, returns a Document object with its properties. If unsuccessful, returns a ToolError with details about the failure.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`class_identifier`	No
`id`	No
`document_properties`	No
`file_in_folder_identifier`	No
`checkin_action`	No
`file_paths`	No

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`result`	Yes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections. Dates show when Glama detected each change.

Changed14 schema fields changedv1.0.4May 4, 2026

removedInput schema / $defs

Removed value: -{
-  "DocumentPropertiesInput": {
-    "description": "Input for document properties.",
-    "properties": {
-      "cmRetentionDate": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "format": "date-time",
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "Retention date",
-        "title": "Cmretentiondate"
-      },
-      "compoundDocumentState": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "Compound document state",
-        "title": "Compounddocumentstate"
-      },
-      "content": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "Content can be specified if this represents a Reservation document or document creation",
-        "title": "Content"
-      },
-      "mimeType": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "Mime type",
-        "title": "Mimetype"
-      },
-      "name": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "Name sets DocumentTitle or whatever property is configured as the Name property",
-        "title": "Name"
-      },
-      "owner": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "Owner",
-        "title": "Owner"
-      },
-      "properties": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "items": {
-              "$ref": "#/$defs/PropertyIdentifierAndScalarValue"
-            },
-            "type": "array"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "Properties for Document",
-        "title": "Properties"
-      }
-    },
-    "title": "DocumentPropertiesInput",
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  "PropertyIdentifierAndScalarValue": {
-    "description": "Represents a property with an identifier and scalar value.",
-    "properties": {
-      "identifier": {
-        "description": "Property identifier",
-        "title": "Identifier",
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "value": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "integer"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "number"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "boolean"
-          },
-          {},
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "Property value",
-        "title": "Value"
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "identifier"
-    ],
-    "title": "PropertyIdentifierAndScalarValue",
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  "SubCheckinActionInput": {
-    "description": "Input for document check-in action.",
-    "properties": {
-      "autoClassify": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "boolean"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "Whether to automatically classify the document. User must explicitly set this value, else it will be None by default",
-        "title": "Autoclassify"
-      },
-      "checkinMinorVersion": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "boolean"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": false,
-        "description": "Whether to check in as a minor version. By default, this is False since we always check in as major version unless specified by the user.",
-        "title": "Checkinminorversion"
-      }
-    },
-    "title": "SubCheckinActionInput",
-    "type": "object"
-  }
-}

addedInput schema / additionalProperties
```
Added value: +false
```

changedInput schema / properties / checkin_action / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "$ref": "#/$defs/SubCheckinActionInput"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "description": "Input for document check-in action.",
+    "properties": {
+      "autoClassify": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "Whether to automatically classify the document. User must explicitly set this value, else it will be None by default"
+      },
+      "checkinMinorVersion": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": false,
+        "description": "Whether to check in as a minor version. By default, this is False since we always check in as major version unless specified by the user."
+      }
+    },
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / class_identifier / title
```
Removed value: -"Class Identifier"
```

changedInput schema / properties / document_properties / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "$ref": "#/$defs/DocumentPropertiesInput"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "description": "Input for document properties.",
+    "properties": {
+      "cmRetentionDate": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "format": "date-time",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "Retention date"
+      },
+      "compoundDocumentState": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "Compound document state"
+      },
+      "content": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "Content can be specified if this represents a Reservation document or document creation"
+      },
+      "mimeType": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "Mime type"
+      },
+      "name": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "Name sets DocumentTitle or whatever property is configured as the Name property"
+      },
+      "owner": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "Owner"
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "items": {
+              "description": "Represents a property with an identifier and scalar value.",
+              "properties": {
+                "identifier": {
+                  "description": "Property identifier",
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "value": {
+                  "anyOf": [
+                    {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    {
+                      "type": "integer"
+                    },
+                    {
+                      "type": "number"
+                    },
+                    {
+                      "type": "boolean"
+                    },
+                    {},
+                    {
+                      "type": "null"
+                    }
+                  ],
+                  "default": null,
+                  "description": "Property value"
+                }
+              },
+              "required": [
+                "identifier"
+              ],
+              "type": "object"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "Properties for Document"
+      }
+    },
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / file_in_folder_identifier / title
```
Removed value: -"File In Folder Identifier"
```
removedInput schema / properties / file_paths / title
```
Removed value: -"File Paths"
```
removedInput schema / properties / id / title
```
Removed value: -"Id"
```

removedInput schema / title

Removed value: -"create_documentArguments"

removedOutput schema / $defs

Removed value: -{
-  "Document": {
-    "description": "Document class for the MCP server.",
-    "properties": {
-      "className": {
-        "default": "Document",
-        "description": "Class identifier for the document",
-        "title": "Classname",
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "contentSize": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "number"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "Size of the document content",
-        "title": "Contentsize"
-      },
-      "creator": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "The creator of the document",
-        "title": "Creator"
-      },
-      "dateCreated": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "format": "date-time",
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "Date when document was created",
-        "title": "Datecreated"
-      },
-      "dateLastModified": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "format": "date-time",
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "Date when document was last modified",
-        "title": "Datelastmodified"
-      },
-      "id": {
-        "description": "The id of the document",
-        "title": "Id",
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "isVersioningEnabled": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "boolean"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "Whether versioning is enabled",
-        "title": "Isversioningenabled"
-      },
-      "lastModifier": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "The last modifier of the document",
-        "title": "Lastmodifier"
-      },
-      "majorVersionNumber": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "integer"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "Major version number",
-        "title": "Majorversionnumber"
-      },
-      "mimeType": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "MIME type of the document",
-        "title": "Mimetype"
-      },
-      "minorVersionNumber": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "integer"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "Minor version number",
-        "title": "Minorversionnumber"
-      },
-      "name": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "The name of the document",
-        "title": "Name"
-      },
-      "owner": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "The owner of the document",
-        "title": "Owner"
-      },
-      "properties": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "items": {
-              "additionalProperties": true,
-              "type": "object"
-            },
-            "type": "array"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "default": null,
-        "description": "Document properties",
-        "title": "Properties"
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "id"
-    ],
-    "title": "Document",
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  "ToolError": {
-    "description": "Represents an error response from a tool execution.\n\nThis class helps the LLM understand error messages and provides suggestions\nfor potential resolutions.",
-    "properties": {
-      "isError": {
-        "const": true,
-        "default": true,
-        "description": "Indicates that an error occurred during tool execution if value is True",
-        "title": "Iserror",
-        "type": "boolean"
-      },
-      "message": {
-        "description": "Detailed error message",
-        "title": "Message",
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "suggestions": {
-        "description": "List of suggestions for resolving the error",
-        "items": {
-          "type": "string"
-        },
-        "title": "Suggestions",
-        "type": "array"
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "message"
-    ],
-    "title": "ToolError",
-    "type": "object"
-  }
-}

changedOutput schema / properties / result / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "$ref": "#/$defs/Document"
-  },
-  {
-    "$ref": "#/$defs/ToolError"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "description": "Document class for the MCP server.",
+    "properties": {
+      "className": {
+        "default": "Document",
+        "description": "Class identifier for the document",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "contentSize": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "number"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "Size of the document content"
+      },
+      "creator": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "The creator of the document"
+      },
+      "dateCreated": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "format": "date-time",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "Date when document was created"
+      },
+      "dateLastModified": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "format": "date-time",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "Date when document was last modified"
+      },
+      "id": {
+        "description": "The id of the document",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "isVersioningEnabled": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "Whether versioning is enabled"
+      },
+      "lastModifier": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "The last modifier of the document"
+      },
+      "majorVersionNumber": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "integer"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "Major version number"
+      },
+      "mimeType": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "MIME type of the document"
+      },
+      "minorVersionNumber": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "integer"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "Minor version number"
+      },
+      "name": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "The name of the document"
+      },
+      "owner": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "The owner of the document"
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "items": {
+              "additionalProperties": true,
+              "type": "object"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ],
+        "default": null,
+        "description": "Document properties"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "id"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "description": "Represents an error response from a tool execution.\n\nThis class helps the LLM understand error messages and provides suggestions\nfor potential resolutions.",
+    "properties": {
+      "isError": {
+        "const": true,
+        "default": true,
+        "description": "Indicates that an error occurred during tool execution if value is True",
+        "type": "boolean"
+      },
+      "message": {
+        "description": "Detailed error message",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "suggestions": {
+        "description": "List of suggestions for resolving the error",
+        "items": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "type": "array"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "message"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / result / title
```
Removed value: -"Result"
```
removedOutput schema / title
```
Removed value: -"create_documentOutput"
```
addedOutput schema / x-fastmcp-wrap-result
```
Added value: +true
```

First observedv1.0.0Jan 8, 2026

TDQS

A4.3/5.0

Behavior4/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Discloses creation behavior, default parameter values, and return types (Document object or ToolError). With no annotations, it adequately describes behavioral traits, though lacks detail on side effects like permissions needed.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Well-structured with a prerequisites header, parameter list, and returns section. Not overly verbose, though the param descriptions could be slightly more concise.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness4/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

Covers prerequisites, parameter details, defaults, and return values. Given the complexity (6 parameters, nested objects, optional fields), the description is fairly complete, though it could mention output schema fields.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters4/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Despite 0% schema description coverage, the description adds meaning for all parameters: explains defaults (class_identifier defaults to 'Document'), constraints (file_in_folder_identifier starts with '/'), and usage hints (checkin_action: 'checkinMinorVersion should always be included').

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

The description clearly states the tool creates a document in the content repository. It distinguishes from sibling tools like 'create_folder' and 'checkin_document' by specifying the action and resource.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines4/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Explicitly lists prerequisites in order (determine_class, get_class_property_descriptions) and notes default values, but does not mention when not to use this tool or provide alternatives.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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