evidencectl request prepare command reference
Prepare the request, authorization header, and verification context.
Contract status
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evidencectl request prepare [OPTIONS] --name <NAME> <QUESTION|--profile <PROFILE>>Constraints
Section titled “Constraints”| Condition | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Command invocation | Exactly one of [QUESTION], --profile <PROFILE> is required. |
--requirement <REQUIREMENT> is present | --profile <PROFILE> is required. |
--purpose <PURPOSE> is present | <QUESTION> is required. |
| Command invocation | --profile <PROFILE> and [QUESTION] cannot be used together. |
| Command invocation | --subject <SUBJECT> and --subjects-file <PATH> cannot be used together. |
Arguments
Section titled “Arguments”| Argument | Always required | Default | Values | Environment | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[QUESTION] | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Question defined by the active local project |
Options
Section titled “Options”| Option | Always required | Repeatable | Default | Values | Environment | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
--profile <PROFILE> | No | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Owner-only progressive client profile |
--requirement <REQUIREMENT> | No | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Stable public requirement handle from the selected contract catalog |
--purpose <PURPOSE> | No | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Exact purpose declared by the question |
--subject <SUBJECT> | No | Yes | n/a | n/a | n/a | Subject selector. Repeat role:field=value; local alternatives require role@profile:field=value |
--subjects-file <PATH> | No | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Owner-only JSON file containing typed role, field, and value entries; local alternatives also require profile |
--name <NAME> | Yes | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Safe name for this retained request |
--client <CLIENT> | No | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Registered local application used to request authorization |
--response-format <FORMAT> | No | No | signed-jws | signed-jws, sd-jwt-vc | n/a | Response format to request and verify |
--format <output_format> | No | No | human | human | n/a | Select human-readable output; this command provides no JSON report |
-h, --help | No | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Print help |
Generation contract
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