<!-- enhance-docs page=reference/mcp/comment-get -->
<!-- enhance-docs release-sha256=8a804cfc9a6fc6b942b8daf6a82266ad6e308291ae4351abee3346bc696d1258 -->

# comment.get

<span class="reference-badge">query</span> <span class="reference-badge">read</span>

Use when current comment state is missing from the task context.

## Before calling

- Authenticate as the accountable Enhance person.
- Use only resource identifiers returned by an earlier capability result or supplied by the person.

## Input

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

```json
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```
</details>

### Example

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

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

## Result

Returns a typed comment.get result from the Enhance API without transport-specific prose.

- `thread` (required): Returned field thread.
- `messages` (required): Returned field messages.
- `nextCursor` (required): Returned field nextCursor.

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

```json
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```
</details>

### Example result

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

```json
{
 "thread": {
  "revision": 1,
  "threadId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000010",
  "canvasId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000010",
  "anchor": {
   "on": "canvas",
   "point": {
    "x": 0,
    "y": 0
   }
  },
  "author": {
   "kind": "person",
   "personId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000010",
   "name": "x",
   "initials": "x",
   "avatarUrl": "x",
   "tokenLabel": "x"
  },
  "messageCount": 1,
  "isResolved": false,
  "resolvedAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "resolvedBy": {
   "kind": "person",
   "personId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000010",
   "name": "x",
   "tokenLabel": "x"
  },
  "createdAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "lastMessageAt": "2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z"
 },
 "messages": [],
 "nextCursor": "x"
}
```
</details>

## Recovery

- BAD_REQUEST: correct the named fields and call again.
- UNAUTHORIZED: restore Enhance authentication, then retry once.
- FORBIDDEN or NOT_FOUND: check the supplied resource and selection; do not substitute unrelated content. Ask for corrected access or scope if needed.
- CONFLICT: read the current resource, merge the intended change, and retry with its version.
- INTERNAL: run Enhance diagnostics, report the failure, and stop repeating the call.

## Continue with

- Use the returned identifiers and version in the next comment operation.

## Versions

Compatibility: `04a3397607c7fa3f366b3e3fe89f9e3b351a741ab6d53e24247fa9596361d014`.

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