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readwise_update_document

Update a document's title, author, summary, published date, image URL, location, or category in Readwise Reader using the document ID for precise management and organization.

Instructions

Update a document in Readwise Reader

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
authorNoNew author for the document
categoryNoNew category for the document
idYesDocument ID to update
image_urlNoNew image URL for the document
locationNoNew location for the document
published_dateNoNew published date (ISO 8601)
summaryNoNew summary for the document
titleNoNew title for the document

Implementation Reference

  • The handler function that implements the core logic for the readwise_update_document tool. It initializes the Readwise client, extracts the document ID and update data from arguments, calls the client's updateDocument method, and returns a formatted text response with success message and any API messages.
    export async function handleUpdateDocument(args: any) { const client = initializeClient(); const { id, ...updateData } = args as unknown as { id: string } & UpdateDocumentRequest; const response = await client.updateDocument(id, updateData); let responseText = `Document updated successfully!\nID: ${response.data.id}\nReader URL: ${response.data.url}`; if (response.messages && response.messages.length > 0) { responseText += '\n\nMessages:\n' + response.messages.map(msg => `${msg.type.toUpperCase()}: ${msg.content}`).join('\n'); } return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: responseText, }, ], }; }
  • The input schema definition for the readwise_update_document tool, defining the expected parameters, types, descriptions, and requirements for tool calls.
    { name: 'readwise_update_document', description: 'Update a document in Readwise Reader', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { id: { type: 'string', description: 'Document ID to update', }, title: { type: 'string', description: 'New title for the document', }, author: { type: 'string', description: 'New author for the document', }, summary: { type: 'string', description: 'New summary for the document', }, published_date: { type: 'string', description: 'New published date (ISO 8601)', }, image_url: { type: 'string', description: 'New image URL for the document', }, location: { type: 'string', enum: ['new', 'later', 'shortlist', 'archive', 'feed'], description: 'New location for the document', }, category: { type: 'string', enum: ['article', 'book', 'tweet', 'pdf', 'email', 'youtube', 'podcast'], description: 'New category for the document', }, }, required: ['id'], additionalProperties: false, }, },
  • Registration of the readwise_update_document tool in the central handler dispatcher switch statement, routing calls to the specific handleUpdateDocument function.
    case 'readwise_update_document': return handleUpdateDocument(args);
  • TypeScript interface defining the structure of the update data for documents, used in the handler for type assertion.
    export interface UpdateDocumentRequest { title?: string; author?: string; summary?: string; published_date?: string; image_url?: string; location?: 'new' | 'later' | 'shortlist' | 'archive' | 'feed'; category?: 'article' | 'book' | 'tweet' | 'pdf' | 'email' | 'youtube' | 'podcast'; }
  • src/index.ts:24-26 (registration)
    MCP server registration for listing tools, which includes the readwise_update_document tool from the imported tools array.
    server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => { return { tools }; });

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