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# Set content status

> Mark a learner as not-started, started, completed or not-completed on content. Input schema, a tools/call example and an example result.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/thought-industries/set_content_status

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Mark a learner as not-started, started, completed or not-completed on content.

Thought Industries MCP tools: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/thought-industries.md

MCP tool: `thought_industries_write → set_content_status`

Access: write. Confirm: waits for the user's OK before it runs.

Updates an existing learner through the bulk import with a status column, using the name already on the profile. status is not-started, started, completed or not-completed. completion_date records a date for the content, and the app accepts it only when no completion date exists for that learner and content. The change shows in the Content Actions Log as a status change. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `learner` | string | yes | Learner email or learner_id from list_learners. |
| `content_id` | string | yes | Course or other content ID from list_courses. |
| `status` | enum | yes | not-started, started, completed or not-completed. |
| `completion_date` | date | no | Completion date, only when none is recorded yet. |

## tools/call

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "thought_industries_write",
    "arguments": {
      "operation": "set_content_status",
      "arguments": {
        "learner": "learner",
        "content_id": "content_8c41d2",
        "status": "not-started"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
    }
  ],
  "structuredContent": {
    "learner": "tom.becker@example.com",
    "content": "Safety basics",
    "status": "completed",
    "completion_date": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "isError": false
}
```

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