propose_edge
Propose an edge
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Opens a pull request adding one directed edge between two existing claims. The edge id and its target file (a domain's edges.yaml, or cross_domain_edges.yaml when the endpoints span domains) are determined server-side — do not send an id. The PR is NEVER auto-merged: a human reviews it and CI must pass. Requires an Authorization: Bearer token. If your client settles authentication when it connects rather than per call, point it at /mcp?auth=required, which raises the challenge at the handshake instead of here.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| from | string | yes | Source claim id, the cause end of the relation. |
| to | string | yes | Target claim id, the effect end of the relation. |
| kind | string | yes | How the source acts on the target: 'causes', 'moderates' (changes the strength of another relation), 'reduces', or 'evidences' (supports rather than produces). |
| strength | number | yes | How strongly the source acts on the target, 0 to 1. |
| sources | array | no | Optional sources evidencing that the relation holds. |
| rationale | string | yes | What makes this relation hold. Required; becomes the PR body and the edge's own rationale. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"from": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 64,
"description": "Source claim id, the cause end of the relation."
},
"to": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 64,
"description": "Target claim id, the effect end of the relation."
},
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"causes",
"moderates",
"reduces",
"evidences"
],
"description": "How the source acts on the target: 'causes', 'moderates' (changes the strength of another relation), 'reduces', or 'evidences' (supports rather than produces)."
},
"strength": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 1,
"description": "How strongly the source acts on the target, 0 to 1."
},
"sources": {
"default": [],
"description": "Optional sources evidencing that the relation holds.",
"maxItems": 12,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"label": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 500
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 2048,
"format": "uri"
},
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"dataset",
"paper",
"news",
"policy",
"book",
"report",
"court",
"blog",
"statute"
]
},
"year": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1900,
"maximum": 2100
},
"authors": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500
},
"finding": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500
},
"excerpt": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 2000
}
},
"required": [
"label",
"url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"rationale": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "What makes this relation hold. Required; becomes the PR body and the edge's own rationale."
}
},
"required": [
"from",
"to",
"kind",
"strength",
"rationale"
]
}