create_document
Create new documents in Outline wiki by specifying title, content, collection, and optional parent document for organized knowledge management.
Instructions
Create a new document.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | Yes | ||
| text | No | ||
| collectionId | Yes | ||
| parentDocumentId | No | ||
| publish | No |
Implementation Reference
- src/lib/handlers/documents.ts:56-68 (handler)The core handler function that implements the create_document tool by calling the Outline API to create a new document.
async create_document(args: CreateDocumentInput) { checkAccess(config, 'create_document'); const { data } = await apiCall(() => apiClient.post<OutlineDocument>('/documents.create', { title: args.title, text: args.text, collectionId: args.collectionId, parentDocumentId: args.parentDocumentId, publish: args.publish, }) ); return docResult(data, MESSAGES.DOCUMENT_CREATED); }, - src/lib/schemas.ts:42-48 (schema)Zod schema defining the input parameters for the create_document tool.
export const createDocumentSchema = z.object({ title: z.string().min(1, 'Title is required'), text: z.string().default(''), collectionId, parentDocumentId: z.string().uuid().optional(), publish: z.boolean().default(true), }); - src/lib/handlers/index.ts:19-28 (registration)Registration of document handlers (including create_document) into the combined ToolHandlers object used by the MCP server.
export function createAllHandlers(ctx: AppContext): ToolHandlers { return { ...createSearchHandlers(ctx), ...createDocumentHandlers(ctx), ...createCollectionHandlers(ctx), ...createCommentHandlers(ctx), ...createBatchHandlers(ctx), ...createSmartHandlers(ctx), } as ToolHandlers; } - src/lib/tools.ts:76-79 (registration)MCP tool definition registration, specifying name, description, and schema reference for create_document.
'create_document', 'Create a new document.', 'create_document' ), - src/index.ts:84-86 (registration)Instantiates the app context and creates the handlers object (including create_document handler) for MCP tool execution.
const ctx = createAppContext(config); const handlers = createAllHandlers(ctx);