Import external file

veryfront__import_external_file

The file will be available for the knowledge base pipeline to process. Use list_external_files first to find file IDs.

Access

No external-service connection is required. Use a Veryfront credential with access to the requested resources. Call type: Can change resources.

Arguments

Field	Type	Required	Description and constraints
`project_reference`	`string`	No	Project ID or slug
`provider`	`string`	Yes	External storage provider: “onedrive”, “sharepoint” or “drive” (Google Drive). Values: `"onedrive"`, `"sharepoint"`, `"drive"`.
`file_id`	`string`	Yes	File ID from `list_external_files`
`base_path`	`string`	No	Destination folder path prefix in project object storage (e.g., “my-docs” → “my-docs/{filename}”). Defaults to “external-imports/{filename}”.

Example request

Send this JSON-RPC request through an initialized MCP client. Replace sample identifiers and values before calling the tool. See MCP client setup.

request.json

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "veryfront__import_external_file",
    "arguments": {
      "provider": "onedrive",
      "file_id": "example"
    }
  }
}

Result

The published output shape is summarized below. Inspect both the MCP response content and isError when handling a call.

Field	Type	Required	Description and constraints
`message`	`string`	Yes	Agent-readable status message or rendered content for the external storage operation.

Full schemas

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "project_reference": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Project ID or slug"
    },
    "provider": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "onedrive",
        "sharepoint",
        "drive"
      ],
      "description": "External storage provider: \"onedrive\", \"sharepoint\" or \"drive\" (Google Drive)."
    },
    "file_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "File ID from list_external_files"
    },
    "base_path": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Destination folder path prefix in project object storage (e.g., \"my-docs\" → \"my-docs/{filename}\"). Defaults to \"external-imports/{filename}\"."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "provider",
    "file_id"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "description": "Arguments for the import_external_file tool.",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Agent-readable status message or rendered content for the external storage operation."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "message"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "description": "Structured result returned by the import_external_file tool.",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

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Import external file

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Example request

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