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Get Jamf Documentation Article

jamf_docs_get_article
Read-onlyIdempotent

Retrieve the full content of any Jamf documentation article by URL or ID, and get clean, readable text, specific sections, or a token-efficient summary. Ideal for answering support questions.

Instructions

Retrieve the full content of a specific Jamf documentation article.

This tool fetches and parses a Jamf documentation article, converting it to a clean, readable format. Works with any article from learn.jamf.com, docs.jamf.com, concepts.jamf.com, support.jamf.com.

Address the article either by url, or by the mapId + contentId pair that search results and TOC entries carry. One of the two is required. Passing both, as a search result allows, is fine: on learn.jamf.com the pair decides which article is fetched, and the result's url is that article's own address (a note says so if the url you passed does not match it). A concepts.jamf.com or support.jamf.com url is fetched by url, and a note says the pair was ignored.

Args:

  • url (string, optional): Full https:// URL of the article, on learn.jamf.com, docs.jamf.com, concepts.jamf.com, support.jamf.com. Required unless mapId and contentId are given

  • mapId (string, optional): Fluid Topics map ID, from a search result or a TOC. Use with contentId, instead of url or alongside it

  • contentId (string, optional): Fluid Topics content ID, from a search result or a TOC entry. Use with mapId, instead of url or alongside it

  • language (string, optional): Documentation language/locale. Overrides the locale in url, which is used when this is omitted. No effect on a mapId + contentId pair (a map is in one language) or on concepts.jamf.com or support.jamf.com URLs

  • section (string, optional): Extract only a specific section by title or ID (e.g., "Prerequisites", "Configuration")

  • summaryOnly (boolean, optional): Return only article summary and outline instead of full content (default: false). Token-efficient way to preview an article and its sub-topics

  • includeRelated (boolean, optional): Include links to related articles (default: false)

  • maxTokens (number, optional): Maximum tokens in response 100-50000 (default: 5000)

  • outputMode ('full' | 'compact'): Output detail level (default: 'full'). Use 'compact' for brief output

  • responseFormat ('markdown' | 'json'): Output format (default: 'markdown')

Returns: For JSON format: { "title": string, "content": string, "url": string, "product": string, "version": string, "breadcrumb": string[], "relatedArticles": [...], "tokenInfo": { "tokenCount": number, "truncated": boolean, "maxTokens": number }, "sections": [ { "id": string, "title": string, "level": number, "tokenCount": number } ] }

For Markdown format: The article content with token info and available sections.

Examples:

Errors:

  • "Either url or both mapId and contentId must be provided." if neither url nor the full pair is given

  • "URL must be from learn.jamf.com, docs.jamf.com, concepts.jamf.com, support.jamf.com" (an input validation error) if url is not https:// on one of those hosts

  • "Topic not found", "Cannot resolve bundleId" or "HTTP 404" if there is no article at that address

Note: maxTokens bounds every reply: the article or one section, a summaryOnly outline, a missed section's reply, and any note about how the call was resolved, all counted in tokenInfo.tokenCount. Large articles are intelligently truncated with remaining sections listed, as many as fit; a list cut to fit says how many it left out, and truncated is true. Use the section parameter to retrieve specific sections for long articles. A section that matches no heading is not an error: the reply says 'Section "" not found' and lists the article's sections, or says it has none. Most learn.jamf.com topics have no headings; what the website shows as their sections are sub-topics, which the reply lists with their urls, a matching one first.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
urlNoFull https:// URL of the Jamf documentation article, on learn.jamf.com, docs.jamf.com, concepts.jamf.com, support.jamf.com. Alternative: use mapId + contentId for direct fetch. One of the two is required.
mapIdNoFluid Topics map ID (from search results or TOC). Use with contentId for direct fetch.
sectionNoExtract only a specific section by title or ID (e.g., "Prerequisites", "Configuration")
languageNoDocumentation language/locale. Overrides the locale in the article URL, which is used when this is omitted. Has no effect on concepts.jamf.com or support.jamf.com URLs, or on a mapId + contentId pair, whose map is already in one language. Options: en-US, ja-JP, zh-TW, de-DE, es-ES, fr-FR, nl-NL, th-TH, it-IT, pt-BR, zh-CN
contentIdNoFluid Topics content ID (from search results or TOC). Use with mapId for direct fetch.
maxTokensNoMaximum tokens in response (100-50000, default: 5000)
outputModeNoOutput detail level: "full" for detailed output or "compact" for brief outputfull
summaryOnlyNoReturn only article summary and outline instead of full content (token-efficient)
includeRelatedNoInclude related article links in the response
responseFormatNoOutput format: "markdown" for human-readable or "json" for machine-readablemarkdown

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
urlYes
mapIdNo
titleYes
contentYes
productNo
versionNo
sectionsYes
contentIdNo
truncatedYes
breadcrumbNo
navigationNo
tokenCountNo
lastUpdatedNo
contentLocaleNo
versionStatusNo

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed2 schema fields changedv6.0.11
    • changedInput schema / properties / language / description
      Previous value: -"Documentation language/locale (default: en-US). Options: en-US, ja-JP, zh-TW, de-DE, es-ES, fr-FR, nl-NL, th-TH, it-IT, pt-BR, zh-CN"New value: +"Documentation language/locale. Overrides the locale in the article URL, which is used when this is omitted. Has no effect on concepts.jamf.com or support.jamf.com URLs, or on a mapId + contentId pair, whose map is already in one language. Options: en-US, ja-JP, zh-TW, de-DE, es-ES, fr-FR, nl-NL, th-TH, it-IT, pt-BR, zh-CN"
    • changedInput schema / properties / url / description
      Previous value: -"Full URL of the Jamf documentation article. Alternative: use mapId + contentId for direct fetch."New value: +"Full https:// URL of the Jamf documentation article, on learn.jamf.com, docs.jamf.com, concepts.jamf.com, support.jamf.com. Alternative: use mapId + contentId for direct fetch. One of the two is required."
  2. Changed2 schema fields changedv5.10.1
    • changedInput schema / properties / language / description
      Previous value: -"Documentation language/locale (default: en-US). Options: en-US, ja-JP, zh-TW, de-DE, es-ES, fr-FR, nl-NL, th-TH"New value: +"Documentation language/locale (default: en-US). Options: en-US, ja-JP, zh-TW, de-DE, es-ES, fr-FR, nl-NL, th-TH, it-IT, pt-BR, zh-CN"
    • changedInput schema / properties / language / enum
      Previous value: -[
      -  "en-US",
      -  "ja-JP",
      -  "zh-TW",
      -  "de-DE",
      -  "es-ES",
      -  "fr-FR",
      -  "nl-NL",
      -  "th-TH"
      -]New value: +[
      +  "en-US",
      +  "ja-JP",
      +  "zh-TW",
      +  "de-DE",
      +  "es-ES",
      +  "fr-FR",
      +  "nl-NL",
      +  "th-TH",
      +  "it-IT",
      +  "pt-BR",
      +  "zh-CN"
      +]
  3. Changed3 schema fields changedv4.3.1
    • addedOutput schema / properties / contentLocale
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / navigation
      Added value: +{
      +  "additionalProperties": false,
      +  "properties": {
      +    "childCount": {
      +      "type": "number"
      +    },
      +    "children": {
      +      "items": {
      +        "additionalProperties": false,
      +        "properties": {
      +          "title": {
      +            "type": "string"
      +          },
      +          "url": {
      +            "type": "string"
      +          }
      +        },
      +        "required": [
      +          "title",
      +          "url"
      +        ],
      +        "type": "object"
      +      },
      +      "type": "array"
      +    },
      +    "parent": {
      +      "additionalProperties": false,
      +      "properties": {
      +        "title": {
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "url": {
      +          "type": "string"
      +        }
      +      },
      +      "required": [
      +        "title",
      +        "url"
      +      ],
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "self": {
      +      "additionalProperties": false,
      +      "properties": {
      +        "title": {
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "url": {
      +          "type": "string"
      +        }
      +      },
      +      "required": [
      +        "title",
      +        "url"
      +      ],
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "siblingCount": {
      +      "type": "number"
      +    },
      +    "siblings": {
      +      "items": {
      +        "additionalProperties": false,
      +        "properties": {
      +          "title": {
      +            "type": "string"
      +          },
      +          "url": {
      +            "type": "string"
      +          }
      +        },
      +        "required": [
      +          "title",
      +          "url"
      +        ],
      +        "type": "object"
      +      },
      +      "type": "array"
      +    }
      +  },
      +  "required": [
      +    "self",
      +    "siblings",
      +    "children",
      +    "siblingCount",
      +    "childCount"
      +  ],
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / versionStatus
      Added value: +{
      +  "enum": [
      +    "latest",
      +    "superseded"
      +  ],
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
  4. Changed5 schema fields changedv4.0.6
    • changedInput schema / $schema
      Previous value: -"http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"New value: +"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
    • changedInput schema / properties / contentId / pattern
      Previous value: -"^[a-zA-Z0-9_~\\-]+$"New value: +"^[a-zA-Z0-9_~-]+$"
    • changedInput schema / properties / mapId / pattern
      Previous value: -"^[a-zA-Z0-9_~\\-]+$"New value: +"^[a-zA-Z0-9_~-]+$"
    • changedOutput schema / $schema
      Previous value: -"http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"New value: +"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / tokenCount
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "number"
      +}
  5. Addedv3.0.34
  6. Removedv3.0.30
  7. First observedv3.0.25

TDQS

A5/5.0
Behavior5/5

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

The description thoroughly discloses behavior beyond the readOnly/idempotent annotations: how token limits apply to every reply, truncation logic, what happens when a section is not found (including the exact error message), and how the tool resolves conflicting address inputs. It also notes the quirk that most learn.jamf.com topics have no headings and are treated as sub-topics. This is rich, non-obvious behavior that far exceeds annotation coverage.

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

Conciseness5/5

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

The description is long but well-organized into purpose, args, returns, examples, errors, and a detailed note. Every section adds necessary information for correct invocation. The intro is front-loaded with the core purpose, and technical details are logically grouped. There is no redundant filler; the density is justified by the tool's complexity (10 parameters, multiple hosts, and nuanced behaviors).

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

Completeness5/5

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

Given the tool's complexity, the description is remarkably complete. It covers all parameters, error cases, output formats (including a full JSON schema in the Returns section), token handling, and edge cases like missing sections or precedence of address inputs. It even explains the behavior for different document hosts. Nothing an agent needs to call this tool correctly is missing.

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

Parameters5/5

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

While the input schema covers 100% of parameters, the description adds significant semantic detail: the exact interplay between url and mapId/contentId, language override behavior for different host types, and the meaning of maxTokens in the context of truncation and summaryOnly. It explains that outputMode and responseFormat affect the output shape, and gives examples of valid parameter values. This goes well beyond the schema's field descriptions.

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 opening sentence states exactly what the tool does: 'Retrieve the full content of a specific Jamf documentation article.' It further explains that it fetches and parses an article into a clean format, and clarifies the supported hosts. This clearly distinguishes it from sibling tools like search or batch get, which serve different purposes.

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

Usage Guidelines5/5

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

The description provides explicit guidance on when to use URL vs. mapId + contentId, explains precedence when both are passed, and details when to use summaryOnly or section for long articles. It also gives concrete examples of valid calls. While it doesn't explicitly say 'use batch for multiple articles', the single-article scope is unambiguous and the examples reinforce the correct usage.

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