What does updateDocContract do?

Publish a NEW version of an existing doc contract: update = a new version. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

Is updateDocContract safe to let an AI call?

updateDocContract changes your workspace. What an AI creates is Private until you share it.

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`updateDocContract`

Update Doc Contract

Publish a NEW version of an existing doc contract: update = a new version.

write

Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "update our handoff-memo contract", and it calls updateDocContract.

Example call

The MCP tools/call params, with the required arguments only.

{
  "arguments": {
    "deliveryInvariants": [
      "<deliveryInvariants>"
    ],
    "provenance": "<provenance>",
    "scope": "<scope>",
    "sectionOrder": [
      {}
    ]
  },
  "name": "updateDocContract"
}

Arguments

deliveryInvariantsstring[]requiredThe MUST-hold rules for the NEW version.
orgIdstringoptionalFor `org` scope: the team id the contract serves.
provenancestringrequiredYour provenance chip: `role · model · surface` (e.g. `Ora · Claude Opus 4.8 · Claude Code`). REQUIRED: every contract is signed by the hand that authored it. Sign it as yourself.
scopestringrequiredWhere the contract lives. `user`: your own override (always allowed). `org`: your team's override (needs orgId + team membership). `platform-default`: the commons floor (admin only).
scopeNotesstringoptionalScope/length/versioning notes.
sectionOrderobject[]requiredThe ordered sections for the NEW version (array order = render order).
slugstringoptionalAlias of `typeSlug`. `typeSlug` wins if you send both.
titlestringoptionalOptional new human title.
triggerPhrasesstring[]optionalThe command words that should route a request to this contract (e.g. ["builddoc", "build doc"]). The slug is always included automatically. These are what the pushed contracts index advertises on every surface.
typeSlugstringoptionalThe named deliverable's slug, e.g. "handoff-memo". Canonical name; `slug` is accepted too.

Returns

The registry does not declare a return shape.

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

update our handoff-memo contract
revise the memo shape
new version of the <deliverable> contract

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

Questions

What does updateDocContract do?
Publish a NEW version of an existing doc contract: update = a new version. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.
How do I use updateDocContract from Claude or ChatGPT?
Connect your AI to The Cloud at https://mcp.thecloud.so/mcp and sign in once. Then ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "update our handoff-memo contract", and it calls updateDocContract.
Is updateDocContract safe to let an AI call?
updateDocContract changes your workspace. What an AI creates is Private until you share it.

Connect

One endpoint gives your AI this tool and every other one: connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Gemini, read what The Cloud is, or see pricing.