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# enhance-dev canvas duplicate-nodes

```text
enhance-dev canvas duplicate-nodes [options]
```

## Arguments

This command takes no positional arguments.

## Options

| Option | Required | Default | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--input <json-or-@path>` | No | None | Scoped native duplication request; requires `--client-token`. |
| `--canvas <url-or-id>` | Yes, unless `--input` | None | Canvas URL or UUID to edit. Required unless `--input` is given. |
| `--base-version <integer>` | Yes, unless `--input` | None | Document version returned by `enhance canvas document get`. Required unless `--input` is given. |
| `--nodes <json-or-@path>` | Yes, unless `--input` | None | Array of {id,parentId?} requests. Required unless `--input` is given. |
| `--id-prefix <prefix>` | No | None | Stable namespace for cloned ids. |
| `--client-token <uuid>` | No | None | Stable UUID to reuse when retrying the exact same mutation. |

## Input

This command presents the capability `canvas.duplicateNodes`. It has write effect and single idempotency.

<details class="reference-schema">
<summary>Show complete input JSON Schema</summary>

```json
{"$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","type":"object","properties":{"canvasRef":{"type":"string","minLength":1},"baseVersion":{"type":"integer","exclusiveMinimum":0,"maximum":9007199254740991},"waitMs":{"default":1500,"description":"Additional polling after the initial server call; this does not bound initial native preparation time.","type":"integer","minimum":0,"maximum":5000},"nodeIds":{"minItems":1,"type":"array","items":{"type":"string","minLength":1}},"destination":{"oneOf":[{"type":"object","properties":{"kind":{"type":"string","const":"native"}},"required":["kind"],"additionalProperties":false},{"type":"object","properties":{"kind":{"type":"string","const":"inside"},"parentId":{"type":"string","minLength":1}},"required":["kind","parentId"],"additionalProperties":false}]}},"required":["canvasRef","baseVersion","nodeIds","destination"],"additionalProperties":false}
```
</details>


## Output

This command writes JSON records to standard output. Returns a typed canvas.duplicateNodes result from the Enhance API without transport-specific prose.

<details class="reference-schema">
<summary>Show complete output JSON Schema</summary>

```json
{"$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","anyOf":[{"oneOf":[{"type":"object","properties":{"outcome":{"type":"string","const":"no_op"},"canvasId":{"type":"string","format":"uuid","pattern":"^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"},"version":{"type":"integer","exclusiveMinimum":0,"maximum":9007199254740991},"verification":{"type":"object","properties":{"rendered":{"type":"boolean","const":false}},"required":["rendered"],"additionalProperties":false},"warnings":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}}},"required":["outcome","canvasId","version","verification","warnings"],"additionalProperties":false},{"type":"object","properties":{"outcome":{"type":"string","const":"committed"},"canvasId":{"type":"string","format":"uuid","pattern":"^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"},"mutationId":{"type":"string","format":"uuid","pattern":"^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"},"previousVersion":{"type":"integer","exclusiveMinimum":0,"maximum":9007199254740991},"version":{"type":"integer","exclusiveMinimum":0,"maximum":9007199254740991},"operation":{"type":"object","properties":{"kind":{"type":"string","const":"canvas-mutation"},"canvasId":{"type":"string","format":"uuid","pattern":"^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"},"mutationId":{"type":"string","format":"uuid","pattern":"^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"},"fingerprint":{"type":"string","pattern":"^[a-f0-9]{64}$"}},"required":["kind","canvasId","mutationId","fingerprint"],"additionalProperties":false},"identities":{"type":"object","properties":{"entries":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"object","properties":{"sourceNodeId":{"type":"string","minLength":1},"nodeId":{"type":"string","minLength":1}},"required":["sourceNodeId","nodeId"],"additionalProperties":false}},"complete":{"type":"boolean"},"total":{"type":"integer","minimum":0,"maximum":9007199254740991}},"required":["entries","complete","total"],"additionalProperties":false},"affected":{"type":"object","properties":{"insertedNodeIds":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string","minLength":1}},"changedNodeIds":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string","minLength":1}},"removedNodeIds":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string","minLength":1}},"complete":{"type":"boolean"},"total":{"type":"integer","minimum":0,"maximum":9007199254740991}},"required":["insertedNodeIds","changedNodeIds","removedNodeIds","complete","total"],"additionalProperties":false},"verification":{"type":"object","properties":{"rendered":{"type":"boolean","const":false}},"required":["rendered"],"additionalProperties":false},"warnings":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}}},"required":["outcome","canvasId","mutationId","previousVersion","version","operation","affected","verification","warnings"],"additionalProperties":false}],"type":"object"},{"type":"object","properties":{"kind":{"type":"string","const":"canvas-preparation"},"operation":{"type":"object","properties":{"kind":{"type":"string","const":"canvas-preparation"},"canvasId":{"type":"string","format":"uuid","pattern":"^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"},"jobId":{"type":"string","format":"uuid","pattern":"^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"},"mutationId":{"type":"string","format":"uuid","pattern":"^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"},"fingerprint":{"type":"string","pattern":"^[a-f0-9]{64}$"}},"required":["kind","canvasId","jobId","mutationId","fingerprint"],"additionalProperties":false},"state":{"type":"string","enum":["queued","running","succeeded","failed","cancelled","expired"]},"phase":{"type":"string","enum":["queued","claimed","grant","navigate","document","sources","fonts","layout","target","capture","serialize","compile","commit","upload","complete"]},"requestedVersion":{"type":"integer","exclusiveMinimum":0,"maximum":9007199254740991},"failure":{"anyOf":[{"type":"object","properties":{"reason":{"type":"string","enum":["VERSION_CHANGED","TARGET_NOT_FOUND","TARGET_INVALID","OUTPUT_TOO_LARGE","READINESS_TIMEOUT","SOURCE_FAILED","BROWSER_CRASH","CAPTURE_FAILED","CONVERSION_FAILED","PREPARATION_FAILED","UPLOAD_FAILED","WORKER_UNAVAILABLE","CANCELLED","EXPIRED","INTERNAL"]},"phase":{"type":"string","enum":["queued","claimed","grant","navigate","document","sources","fonts","layout","target","capture","serialize","compile","commit","upload","complete"]},"message":{"type":"string","minLength":1,"maxLength":500},"retryable":{"type":"boolean"},"sourceId":{"anyOf":[{"type":"string","minLength":1},{"type":"null"}]}},"required":["reason","phase","message","retryable","sourceId"],"additionalProperties":false},{"type":"null"}]},"outcome":{"type":"string","const":"not_confirmed"},"prepared":{"type":"boolean"},"warnings":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}}},"required":["kind","operation","state","phase","requestedVersion","failure","outcome","prepared","warnings"],"additionalProperties":false}],"type":"object"}
```
</details>


## Examples

```bash
enhance-dev canvas duplicate-nodes --canvas <url-or-id> --base-version <integer> --nodes <json-or-@path>
```

<details class="reference-schema">
<summary>Show example input</summary>

```json
{
 "canvasRef": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000010",
 "baseVersion": 1,
 "nodeIds": [
  "screen"
 ],
 "destination": {
  "kind": "native"
 }
}
```
</details>

<details class="reference-schema">
<summary>Show example output</summary>

```json
{
 "outcome": "no_op",
 "canvasId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000010",
 "version": 1,
 "verification": {
  "rendered": false
 },
 "warnings": []
}
```
</details>

## Exit behaviour

| Exit code | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| `0` | The command succeeded. |
| `1` | The command failed for another reason (`INTERNAL`). A write may have an unknown outcome. |
| `2` | The command line was malformed. Nothing ran. |
| `3` | The API refused the input (`BAD_REQUEST`). |
| `4` | The credential is missing or expired (`UNAUTHORIZED`). |
| `5` | The API refused the request (`FORBIDDEN`, `NOT_FOUND`, `CONFLICT`, `RATE_LIMITED`). |
| `6` | A batch finished only in part. Retry with the same `--client-token`. |

## Versions

Minimum tested versions: Enhance CLI and MCP runtime 0.1.40, plugin 1.0.38, Node.js 24. No older floor is published.
