quip_append_content
Add new content to existing Quip documents by appending markdown text to specified document threads.
Instructions
Append content to an existing Quip document
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| threadId | Yes | The Quip document thread ID | |
| content | Yes | Markdown content to append to the document |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:159-165 (handler)Handler for the 'quip_append_content' tool: validates arguments and calls editDocument with 'APPEND' operation to append content to a Quip document.
case 'quip_append_content': { const typedArgs = args as any; if (!typedArgs.threadId || !typedArgs.content) { throw new McpError(ErrorCode.InvalidParams, 'threadId and content are required'); } return await this.editDocument(String(typedArgs.threadId), String(typedArgs.content), 'APPEND'); } - src/index.ts:66-82 (registration)Registration of the 'quip_append_content' tool in the listTools response, including name, description, and input schema.
name: 'quip_append_content', description: 'Append content to an existing Quip document', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { threadId: { type: 'string', description: 'The Quip document thread ID' }, content: { type: 'string', description: 'Markdown content to append to the document' } }, required: ['threadId', 'content'], }, }, - src/index.ts:235-268 (helper)Helper method that implements the core logic for editing Quip documents (used by append, prepend, replace): writes content to temp file and executes quip_edit.py script.
private async editDocument(threadId: string, content: string, operation: string) { try { console.log(`Editing document ${threadId} with operation ${operation}...`); // Create a temporary file to store the content const tempFilePath = `/tmp/quip_content_${Date.now()}.md`; const writeCommand = `echo "${content.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}" > ${tempFilePath}`; await execAsync(writeCommand); // Execute the Python script to edit the document const command = `python -u ${path.join(SCRIPTS_DIR, 'quip_edit.py')} ${threadId} ${operation.toLowerCase()} ${tempFilePath}`; const { stdout, stderr } = await execAsync(command); // Clean up the temporary file await execAsync(`rm ${tempFilePath}`); if (stderr) { console.error(`Error editing document: ${stderr}`); throw new Error(stderr); } return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: stdout || `Successfully ${operation.toLowerCase()}ed content to document ${threadId}`, }, ], }; } catch (error) { console.error(`Error ${operation.toLowerCase()}ing document:`, error); throw error; } }