Direct answer
On connection, the assistant receives the public operating contract—not the manuscript. After the author selects a project, it can read compact status and request only the approved blueprint, voice contract, active chapter packet, or specific versioned resource needed for the task.
Connection initialization
BookWriter supplies tool rules, free-plan boundaries, confirmation requirements, recovery behavior, and the URI for the complete agent guide. No private chapter prose is included.
Project selection
The assistant receives the exact project reference, current chapter, accepted count, accepted-word progress, goal state, lifecycle, and last durable mutation.
Active writing context
Before prose, the assistant reads one current packet tied to the approved blueprint and voice versions plus bounded continuity needed for that chapter.
Full text stays intentional
Complete manuscript content is not dumped into cards or every new chat. A specific full resource is requested only when writing, correcting, or reviewing that content requires it.
Why this is better
Bounded retrieval reduces unnecessary disclosure and context overload while keeping the current task anchored to authoritative book state.
Frequently asked
Can an app card show my chapter?
No. Cards are limited to titles, counts, positions, state labels, allowances, and safe links.
Can the assistant still resume in a new chat?
Yes. It reconciles the project and loads the latest bounded resources again.
Keep going
Continue the connected writing workflow.
Canonical URL: https://www.bookwriter.vip/mcp/guide/what-the-agent-receives · Updated July 15, 2026