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# enhance-dev canvas version update-metadata

```text
enhance-dev canvas version update-metadata [options]
```

## Arguments

This command takes no positional arguments.

## Options

| Option | Required | Default | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--canvas-id <string>` | Yes | None | Canvas id, from `enhance canvas list`. |
| `--version-id <string>` | Yes | None | Canvas version entry id returned by `enhance canvas version list`. |
| `--title <string>` | Yes | None | Human-readable title used to name or find the resource. |
| `--description [value]` | No | `null` | Optional detail explaining why this named version matters, or null. |
| `--json <json>` | No | None | Complete procedure input as JSON; do not combine it with field flags. |
| `--client-token <uuid>` | No | None | Stable UUID to reuse when retrying the exact same mutation. |

## Input

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

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

```json
{"$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","type":"object","properties":{"canvasId":{"type":"string","format":"uuid","pattern":"^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"},"versionId":{"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)$"},"title":{"type":"string","minLength":1},"description":{"default":null,"anyOf":[{"type":"string","maxLength":1000},{"type":"null"}]}},"required":["canvasId","versionId","title"]}
```
</details>


## Output

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

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

```json
{"$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","type":"object","properties":{"entry":{"type":"object","properties":{"id":{"type":"string","format":"uuid","pattern":"^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"},"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)$"},"documentVersion":{"type":"integer","exclusiveMinimum":0,"maximum":9007199254740991},"origin":{"type":"string","enum":["automatic","manual","restore"]},"restoreRole":{"anyOf":[{"type":"string","enum":["before","result"]},{"type":"null"}]},"retention":{"type":"string","enum":["automatic","named","restore-boundary"]},"title":{"anyOf":[{"type":"string","minLength":1},{"type":"null"}]},"description":{"anyOf":[{"type":"string","maxLength":1000},{"type":"null"}]},"actor":{"oneOf":[{"type":"object","properties":{"kind":{"type":"string","const":"person"},"personId":{"type":"string","format":"uuid","pattern":"^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"},"displayName":{"type":"string","minLength":1,"maxLength":200},"initials":{"type":"string","minLength":1,"maxLength":2}},"required":["kind","personId","displayName","initials"],"additionalProperties":false},{"type":"object","properties":{"kind":{"type":"string","const":"agent"},"personId":{"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)$"},"displayName":{"type":"string","minLength":1,"maxLength":200},"initials":{"type":"string","minLength":1,"maxLength":2},"tokenLabel":{"type":"string","minLength":1,"maxLength":200}},"required":["kind","personId","displayName","initials","tokenLabel"],"additionalProperties":false}]},"sourceVersionEntryId":{"anyOf":[{"type":"string","format":"uuid","pattern":"^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"},{"type":"null"}]},"expiresAt":{"anyOf":[{"type":"string","format":"date-time","pattern":"^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d(?::[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?)?(?:Z))$"},{"type":"null"}]},"checkpointAt":{"type":"string","format":"date-time","pattern":"^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d(?::[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?)?(?:Z))$"},"createdAt":{"type":"string","format":"date-time","pattern":"^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d(?::[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?)?(?:Z))$"},"updatedAt":{"type":"string","format":"date-time","pattern":"^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d(?::[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?)?(?:Z))$"},"screenCount":{"type":"integer","minimum":0,"maximum":9007199254740991}},"required":["id","canvasId","documentVersion","origin","restoreRole","retention","title","description","actor","sourceVersionEntryId","expiresAt","checkpointAt","createdAt","updatedAt","screenCount"],"additionalProperties":false}},"required":["entry"],"additionalProperties":false}
```
</details>


## Examples

```bash
enhance-dev canvas version update-metadata --canvas-id <string> --version-id <string> --title <string>
```

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

```json
{
 "canvasId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000010",
 "versionId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000010",
 "title": "x"
}
```
</details>

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

```json
{
 "entry": {
  "id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000010",
  "canvasId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000010",
  "documentVersion": 1,
  "origin": "automatic",
  "restoreRole": "before",
  "retention": "automatic",
  "title": "x",
  "description": "x",
  "actor": {
   "kind": "person",
   "personId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000010",
   "displayName": "x",
   "initials": "x"
  },
  "sourceVersionEntryId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000010",
  "expiresAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "checkpointAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "createdAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "screenCount": 0
 }
}
```
</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.