reconstruct

Reconstructs a document from the canonical store and outputs it as markdown or PDF. The output format is auto-detected from the file extension or can be specified with --format.

Usage

bash

unsterwerx reconstruct [OPTIONS] --output <OUTPUT> <DOCUMENT_ID>

Arguments

Argument	Required	Description
`DOCUMENT_ID`	Yes	Document ID (UUID) to reconstruct

Options

Option	Short	Type	Default	Description
`--output`	`-o`	path	required	Output file path
`--at`		string		Point-in-time timestamp (ISO 8601) for temporal reconstruction
`--format`	`-f`	string	auto	Output format: `markdown` or `pdf`. Auto-detected from output extension if omitted

Examples

Reconstruct as markdown

bash

unsterwerx reconstruct a1b2c3d4-... -o output.md

Reconstructed: output.md

Reconstruct as PDF

bash

unsterwerx reconstruct a1b2c3d4-... -o output.pdf -f pdf

Reconstructed: output.pdf

Temporal reconstruction

Reconstruct the document as it existed at a specific point in time:

bash

unsterwerx reconstruct a1b2c3d4-... -o output.md --at 2026-02-20T00:00:00Z

Notes

PDF output is generated as a read-only document with RC4 encryption (V=1/R=2) to prevent casual editing.
The --format flag overrides auto-detection. Without it, .md files produce markdown and .pdf files produce PDF.
Temporal reconstruction uses the canonical content plus any stored diffs to reconstruct the document state at the requested timestamp.
The document must have canonical content (status canonical or classified). Documents in error or unsupported status cannot be reconstructed.