ebook_check
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Validates one EPUB (a directly hosted public URL or a file attached in chat) against the EPUB 2/3 specification using a pinned local EPUBCheck 5.3.0 engine run in a no-network sandbox. Each call takes exactly one source: the url parameter or the file attachment, never both. Returns the automated verdict: pass boolean, EPUB version, message counts by severity (fatal/error/warning/usage), findings grouped most-severe-first with EPUBCheck rule id (RSC-005, OPF-014, …), file path and line/column, plus a structural inventory (spine items, media types, remote-resource state), SHA-256 of the exact bytes, and truncation metadata. Use for one-file readiness and diagnosis: 'is this ebook valid', 'does this EPUB have specification problems before upload', 'what is wrong with it'. A pass means only that the bytes satisfied the automated profile; it never renders the book, judges accessibility, or guarantees any store will accept it, and human review of how the book reads and looks is always required. Downloads and validates a live EPUB under a 110-second call deadline; tell the user before the call.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | no | Direct public HTTP(S) URL to the EPUB file bytes, including the protocol, not a ChatGPT file id, local path, cloud-drive share, archive/viewer page, or authenticated URL needing a login. Each call takes either URL sources or attached-file sources, never both STRICT RULE: Ebook check failed: provide either an EPUB URL or an attached EPUB file, not both STRICT RULE: Ebook check failed: provide a public EPUB URL or attach the EPUB file |
| file | object | no | An EPUB file attached in chat, up to 25 MB, validated from its exact bytes. Provide either this attachment or url, never both. |
| maxMessages | integer | no | Maximum spec findings to return, most severe first (default 200); raise it to see more of a very noisy book, lower it to keep the answer short |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"pattern": "^https?://",
"type": "string",
"description": "Direct public HTTP(S) URL to the EPUB file bytes, including the protocol, not a ChatGPT file id, local path, cloud-drive share, archive/viewer page, or authenticated URL needing a login. Each call takes either URL sources or attached-file sources, never both\n\nSTRICT RULE: Ebook check failed: provide either an EPUB URL or an attached EPUB file, not both\nSTRICT RULE: Ebook check failed: provide a public EPUB URL or attach the EPUB file"
},
"file": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"download_url",
"file_id"
],
"properties": {
"download_url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Temporary authorized download URL supplied by ChatGPT; fetch it only while handling this tool call"
},
"file_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ChatGPT file id for the attached file"
},
"mime_type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "MIME type when ChatGPT knows it"
},
"file_name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Original file name when ChatGPT knows it"
}
},
"description": "An EPUB file attached in chat, up to 25 MB, validated from its exact bytes. Provide either this attachment or url, never both.",
"additionalProperties": false
},
"maxMessages": {
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 500,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum spec findings to return, most severe first (default 200); raise it to see more of a very noisy book, lower it to keep the answer short"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}