request_user_upload
Request a File From the User
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Show the user an inline upload card so they can hand you a file from their device (image/font/audio/…) — it lands in the project's hosted assets and the card gives you the hosted publicUrl. This is the path for any file the user has: an image they attached in this chat (attachments never reach MCP servers — you see them through vision only, so the user re-picks the same file here), a file on their machine, or a user-provided file you hold but can't upload yourself (over the 3 MB inline cap with no S3 egress — the card uploads from their browser, which is never egress-blocked). Returns a jobId — poll get_job_status; it stays running until they upload, then returns the publicUrl to reference in code. When you show the card, tell the user in a sentence why you're asking — e.g. that you can see their image but the file itself doesn't reach Floot, so re-adding it here is a one-click step — and ask them to say "uploaded" when done in case your polling ends before they finish. For files you hold yourself, use upload_asset; for AI-generated imagery, use generate_image.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| projectId | string | yes | |
| description | string | no | Shown in the card — what you're asking for, e.g. "the logo image you attached". |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"projectId": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Shown in the card — what you're asking for, e.g. \"the logo image you attached\"."
}
},
"required": [
"projectId"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}