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get_block

Read a specific block by its data-block-id to retrieve XML content, attributes, text, and context without fetching the entire document.

Instructions

Read a specific block by its data-block-id. Returns detailed info including the block's XML content, attributes, text content, and context (prev/next block IDs). Use this for targeted reads without fetching the entire document.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
graph_idYes
document_idYes
block_idYes

Implementation Reference

  • The main handler function for the 'get_block' MCP tool. It authenticates, connects to the specified graph and document, retrieves the block information using DocumentReader.get_block_info(), and returns a dictionary with graph_id, document_id, and the block details (including XML content, attributes, text, and prev/next IDs).
    @server.tool(
        name="get_block",
        title="Get Block by ID",
        description=(
            "Read a specific block by its data-block-id. Returns detailed info including "
            "the block's XML content, attributes, text content, and context (prev/next block IDs). "
            "Use this for targeted reads without fetching the entire document."
        ),
    )
    async def get_block_tool(
        graph_id: str,
        document_id: str,
        block_id: str,
        context: Context | None = None,
    ) -> dict:
        """Get detailed information about a block by its ID."""
        auth = MCPAuthContext.from_context(context)
        auth.require_auth()
    
        if not graph_id or not graph_id.strip():
            raise ValueError("graph_id is required")
        if not document_id or not document_id.strip():
            raise ValueError("document_id is required")
        if not block_id or not block_id.strip():
            raise ValueError("block_id is required")
    
        try:
            await hp_client.connect_document(graph_id.strip(), document_id.strip())
    
            channel = hp_client.get_document_channel(graph_id.strip(), document_id.strip())
            if channel is None:
                raise RuntimeError(f"Document channel not found: {graph_id}/{document_id}")
    
            reader = DocumentReader(channel.doc)
            block_info = reader.get_block_info(block_id.strip())
    
            if block_info is None:
                raise RuntimeError(f"Block not found: {block_id}")
    
            result = {
                "graph_id": graph_id.strip(),
                "document_id": document_id.strip(),
                "block": block_info,
            }
            return result
    
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(
                "Failed to get block",
                extra_context={
                    "graph_id": graph_id,
                    "document_id": document_id,
                    "block_id": block_id,
                    "error": str(e),
                },
            )
            raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to get block: {e}")

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