# swiftsign_download_signed_pdf

Download the completed, sealed PDF (or its Certificate of Completion) for an envelope. Only works once status is COMPLETED — run swiftsign_check_status first. Does NOT work on DRAFT or SENT envelopes; nothing has been signed yet on those.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `swiftsign_download_signed_pdf`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/ca-swiftsign-mcp/swiftsign-download-signed-pdf

## Facts

- Tool: `swiftsign_download_signed_pdf`
- Server: Mcp (`https://swiftsign.ca/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/ca-swiftsign-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/shahdadk/swiftsign
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 4 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `document` | number | no | Which document to download when an envelope has several (0-based, default 0) |
| `envelopeId` | string | yes | The envelope ID (must be COMPLETED) |
| `outputPath` | string | no | Where to save the file (default: ./swiftsign-<id>.pdf). Ignored on the hosted endpoint, which returns base64. |
| `certificate` | boolean | no | If true, download the Certificate of Completion (audit trail) instead of the signed document |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "swiftsign_download_signed_pdf",
    "arguments": {
      "envelopeId": "<envelopeId>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why swiftsign_download_signed_pdf is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries signed document data without any side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute operations. It is purely a data retrieval function that accesses already-finalized signed documents, making it a Read category tool with low severity since retrieving signed PDFs poses minimal risk compared to other operations on this signing platform.

From the tool's own definition: "Downloads a completed, sealed PDF or Certificate of Completion; explicitly described as read-only retrieval with no modification or deletion: 'Download the completed, sealed PDF'."

## Use case

AI agents call swiftsign_download_signed_pdf to retrieve information from Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "swiftsign_download_signed_pdf": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp (9)

- `swiftsign_void_envelope` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ca-swiftsign-mcp/swiftsign-void-envelope.md
- `swiftsign_create_embedded_url` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ca-swiftsign-mcp/swiftsign-create-embedded-url.md
- `swiftsign_upgrade` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/ca-swiftsign-mcp/swiftsign-upgrade.md
- `swiftsign_check_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ca-swiftsign-mcp/swiftsign-check-status.md
- `swiftsign_list_envelopes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ca-swiftsign-mcp/swiftsign-list-envelopes.md
- `swiftsign_list_templates` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ca-swiftsign-mcp/swiftsign-list-templates.md
- `swiftsign_confirm_send` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ca-swiftsign-mcp/swiftsign-confirm-send.md
- `swiftsign_send_envelope` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ca-swiftsign-mcp/swiftsign-send-envelope.md
- `swiftsign_send_from_template` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ca-swiftsign-mcp/swiftsign-send-from-template.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=ca-swiftsign-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/ca-swiftsign-mcp