# Get a draft

A draft with its change set, its diff against the agent as it is now, problems and validation.

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| REST | `GET /api/v1/agents/{agent_id}/drafts/{draft_id}` |
| MCP tool | `get_draft` |
| Classification | **Read** (changes nothing) |
| Scope | `agents:read` |
| Minimum role on the agent | editor |
| Confirmation | Not needed |
| Retry safety | Safe to retry with the same input |
| Success status | 200 |

## What it does

A draft with its change set, its diff against the agent as it is now, problems and validation.

## Side effects

None. It only reads.

## Inputs

| Name | Type | Required | In | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `agent_id` | string | yes | path | The agent id (agt_...), from list_agents. |
| `draft_id` | string | yes | path | The draft id. |

## Example

REST:

```bash
curl "https://covo.lanaai.io/api/v1/agents/agt_4edc89bb2964/drafts/80da083a-0818-47b5-afc4-ef5b39c59137" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COVO_TOKEN"
```

MCP (POST /mcp):

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_draft",
    "arguments": {
      "agent_id": "agt_4edc89bb2964",
      "draft_id": "80da083a-0818-47b5-afc4-ef5b39c59137"
    }
  }
}
```

## Response

Returns an object with `id`, `title`, `status`, `base_revision`, `current_revision`, `stale`, `change_set`, `changes`, `problems`, `removes`, `validation`, `client`, `created_at` and `updated_at`. This is a real response, shortened to two items per list.

200 response:

```json
{
  "id": "80da083a-0818-47b5-afc4-ef5b39c59137",
  "title": "Spring greeting",
  "status": "open",
  "base_revision": 6,
  "current_revision": 6,
  "stale": false,
  "change_set": {
    "personality": {
      "greeting": "Hi, I am Avery’s Concierge. Ask me about spring projects."
    }
  },
  "changes": [
    {
      "path": "personality.greeting",
      "operation": "replace",
      "before": "I'm Avery Quinn's Concierge. I can help you learn about Avery Quinn's work, what's on offer, or anything else you're curious about.",
      "after": "Hi, I am Avery’s Concierge. Ask me about spring projects."
    }
  ],
  "problems": [],
  "removes": 0,
  "validation": {
    "valid": true,
    "state": "ready",
    "errors": [],
    "warnings": [
      {
        "step": "knowledge",
        "field": null,
        "severity": "recommended",
        "message": "Add a few common questions. Short, specific answers work best."
      },
      {
        "step": "publish",
        "field": null,
        "severity": "recommended",
        "message": "Ask the preview a question before you publish."
      }
    ]
  },
  "client": {
    "name": "docs-examples",
    "interface": "rest"
  },
  "created_at": "2026-10-07T20:14:41.872Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-07T20:14:41.872Z"
}
```

Over MCP the same object comes back as the tool result, in `structuredContent` and as JSON text.

## Errors

| Status | Code | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 | `unauthorized` | No token, or it is unknown, revoked or expired. OAuth apps refresh or reconnect. |
| 403 | `account_suspended` | The account that owns the token is paused. |
| 403 | `insufficient_scope` | The token lacks `agents:read`. |
| 404 | `agent_not_found` | Unknown agent, or not reachable with this token. |
| 400 | `bad_request` | An input is invalid; `field` names it. |
| 429 | `rate_limited` | Wait `Retry-After` seconds. |