eSign Automation

Automate contract signing, esign, and signature workflows by calling the eSignGlobal CLI tool. The eSignGlobal CLI is agent-friendly, with JSON output by default, making eSignGlobal signing operations easy to parse and chain. Supports creating draft envelopes, obtaining sender view URLs, sending envelopes, querying envelope details, sending reminders, cancelling envelopes, downloading signed files, verifying PDF signatures locally, rendering templates to generate documents for signing, comparing two PDF contracts side by side, managing envelope attachments, managing CC (carbon copy) recipients, and adding or removing signers from draft envelopes.

This skill provides automation capabilities for the eSignGlobal electronic signature platform. It enables AI agents to automate document signing workflows and integrate with eSignGlobal APIs. This skill is maintained by the eSignGlobal team and is intended for safe automation of contract signing workflows.

Best For

Use this skill when the user wants to:

• send a contract, agreement, or approval form for signature
• launch a new e-sign workflow from a local file
• send one document to one or more recipients for signing
• create a draft envelope and get an interactive sender view URL to configure and send it
• open an envelope preparation page in the browser to add files and signers interactively
• query the status and details of an envelope
• send a reminder to signers who have not yet signed
• cancel an in-progress envelope
• download signed documents or certificates after an envelope is completed
• check what files are available for a completed envelope
• verify or validate signatures in a signed PDF file
• check whether a PDF has been tampered with after signing
• inspect signer identity, signing time, or certificate details in a PDF
• look up a template and its fields
• render a template with filled-in field values to produce a document
• send a rendered template document for signature using its file key
• compare two versions of a contract to identify differences
• compare a draft contract against a standard baseline document
• check what changed between two PDF files
• add attachments (reference files) to a draft envelope
• delete attachments from a draft envelope before it is sent
• add CC (carbon copy) recipients to a draft or in-progress envelope
• remove CC recipients from a draft envelope
• add signers to a draft envelope
• remove signers from a draft envelope

Example requests:

• "Send this contract to John for signature"
• "Start a signing workflow for this PDF"
• "Send this agreement to Alice and Bob"
• "Create a draft envelope called Offer Letter"
• "Get me a sender view link for envelope abc123"
• "Open the envelope preparation page so I can add files and signers"
• "What is the status of envelope abc123?"
• "Who has signed and who is still pending for this envelope?"
• "Remind the signers of envelope abc123 to sign"
• "Cancel envelope abc123, the signer info was wrong"
• "Download the signed files for envelope abc123"
• "Get me the signed PDF and certificate for this envelope"
• "Verify the signatures in this PDF"
• "Check if this signed PDF has been tampered with"
• "Who signed this document and when?"
• "What fields does template abc123 have?"
• "Render template abc123 with these values and send it to Alice for signing"
• "Use template abc123 to generate a contract and send it to Bob"
• "Compare these two contract PDFs and show me the differences"
• "Check what changed between contract_v1.pdf and contract_v2.pdf"
• "Compare this draft against our standard template"
• "I need to review the changes between the old and new version of this agreement"
• "Add this file as an attachment to envelope abc123"
• "Remove the attachment fileKey1 from envelope abc123"
• "Add [e-mail] as a CC recipient to envelope abc123"
• "Remove [e-mail] from the CC list of envelope abc123"
• "Add Bob Smith as a signer to envelope abc123"
• "Remove [e-mail] from the signer list of envelope abc123"

Installation

Use the external CLI through npx:

bash

npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli <command>

Setup

Before calling any send action, set ESIGNGLOBAL_APIKEY in the shell environment. If the user does not already have an api key, direct them to:

1. Sign in at https://www.esignglobal.com?source=agent
2. Open Settings -> Integration -> Apps
3. Create an application and copy the generated api key

bash

# Windows PowerShell
$env:ESIGNGLOBAL_APIKEY="your_api_key"

# macOS / Linux
export ESIGNGLOBAL_APIKEY="your_api_key"

# Verify connectivity
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli config health

Credential handling rules:

• The CLI reads credentials only from ESIGNGLOBAL_APIKEY
• Do not implement local credential storage inside this skill
• Do not print or persist secrets

External CLI Pattern

Use the external command-line tool instead of bundled scripts:

bash

npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli create-envelope --subject <subject> [--remark <remark>] [--expire <seconds>] [--redirect-url <url>] [--callback-url <url>]

bash

npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli sender-view --envelope-id <envelopeId> --return-url <url> [--starting-page <page>] [--submit-action <action>] [--no-back-button] [--lock <document|signerInfo>]

bash

npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli send-envelope --file <filePath> --signers '<signersJson>' [--subject <subject>] --confirm

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npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli send-envelope --file-key <fileKey> --signers '<signersJson>' [--subject <subject>] --confirm

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npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli get-template --template-id <templateId>

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npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli render-template --template-id <templateId> [--file-name <name>] [--fields '<fieldsJson>'] [--callback-url <url>]

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npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli get-render-result --task-id <taskId>

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npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli get-envelope --envelope-id <envelopeId>

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npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli urge-envelope --envelope-id <envelopeId>

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npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli cancel-envelope --envelope-id <envelopeId> --reason <reason> --confirm

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npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli download-envelope --envelope-id <envelopeId> --type list

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npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli verify-signature --file <filePath>

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npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli contract-compare (--standard-file <filePath> | --standard-file-key <key>) (--comparative-file <filePath> | --comparative-file-key <key>) [--filter-header-footer] [--filter-symbols <sym1,sym2,...>]

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npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli add-attachments --envelope-id <envelopeId> --file-keys '<fileKeysJson>'

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npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli delete-attachments --envelope-id <envelopeId> --file-keys '<fileKeysJson>' --confirm

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npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli add-cc --envelope-id <envelopeId> --cc-infos '[{"userEmail":"...","userName":"..."}]'

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npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli delete-cc --envelope-id <envelopeId> --cc-infos '[{"userEmail":"..."}]' --confirm

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npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli add-signers --envelope-id <envelopeId> --signers '[{"userName":"...","userEmail":"...","signOrder":1}]'

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npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli delete-signers --envelope-id <envelopeId> --signers '[{"userEmail":"..."}]' --confirm

Check available commands if needed:

bash

npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli help

Create envelope example

bash

npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli create-envelope --subject "Service Agreement" --remark "Please review and send" --expire 604800

Sender view example

bash

# Step 1: create a draft envelope
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli create-envelope --subject "Offer Letter"

# Step 2: get the interactive sender view URL
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli sender-view --envelope-id <envelopeId> --return-url "https://app.example.com/done"

Send envelope example

bash

npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli send-envelope --file "C:\\docs\\contract.pdf" --signers '[{"userName":"Bob Smith","userEmail":"[e-mail]"}]' --subject "Please sign this contract" --confirm

Get envelope example

bash

npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli get-envelope --envelope-id abc123

Urge envelope example

bash

# Send a reminder to pending signers (rate limit: once per 30 minutes per envelope)
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli urge-envelope --envelope-id abc123

Cancel envelope example

bash

npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli cancel-envelope --envelope-id abc123 --reason "Signer information was incorrect." --confirm

Download envelope example

bash

# List signed files and their individual download URLs (requires envelope to be completed)
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli download-envelope --envelope-id abc123 --type list

Verify signature example

bash

npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli verify-signature --file "/tmp/signed_contract.pdf"

Add attachments example

bash

# Add two attachments to a draft envelope
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli add-attachments \
  --envelope-id abc123 \
  --file-keys '["fileKey1","fileKey2"]'

Delete attachments example

bash

# Remove an attachment from a draft envelope
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli delete-attachments \
  --envelope-id abc123 \
  --file-keys '["fileKey1"]' \
  --confirm

Add CC example

bash

# Add CC recipients to a draft or in-progress envelope
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli add-cc \
  --envelope-id abc123 \
  --cc-infos '[{"userEmail":"[e-mail]","userName":"Alice"}]'

Delete CC example

bash

# Remove a CC recipient from a draft envelope
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli delete-cc \
  --envelope-id abc123 \
  --cc-infos '[{"userEmail":"[e-mail]"}]' \
  --confirm

Add signers example

bash

# Add two signers to a draft envelope with sequential signing order
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli add-signers \
  --envelope-id abc123 \
  --signers '[{"userName":"Bob Smith","userEmail":"[e-mail]","signOrder":1},{"userName":"Alice Jones","userEmail":"[e-mail]","signOrder":2}]'

Delete signers example

bash

# Remove a signer from a draft envelope
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli delete-signers \
  --envelope-id abc123 \
  --signers '[{"userEmail":"[e-mail]"}]' \
  --confirm

Contract compare example

bash

# Compare two local PDF files
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli contract-compare \
  --standard-file "/tmp/contract_v1.pdf" \
  --comparative-file "/tmp/contract_v2.pdf"

# Compare using existing file keys
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli contract-compare \
  --standard-file-key "standardFileKey" \
  --comparative-file-key "comparativeFileKey"

# Ignore page headers/footers and specific punctuation
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli contract-compare \
  --standard-file "/tmp/contract_v1.pdf" \
  --comparative-file "/tmp/contract_v2.pdf" \
  --filter-header-footer \
  --filter-symbols ".,。、"

Template example

bash

# Step 1: inspect the template fields
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli get-template --template-id <templateId>

# Step 2: render the template with field values
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli render-template --template-id <templateId> --fields '[{"fieldId":"<fieldId>","fieldValue":"<value>"}]'

# Step 3: poll until taskStatus is Succeeded (2)
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli get-render-result --task-id <taskId>

# Step 4: send the rendered document for signing using the returned fileKey
npx @esignglobal/envelope-cli send-envelope --file-key <fileKey> --signers '[{"userName":"Bob Smith","userEmail":"[e-mail]"}]' --subject "Please sign this document" --confirm

Required Configuration

• Node.js 18 or later
• Access to the trusted external CLI, either preinstalled or available through npx
• ESIGNGLOBAL_APIKEY must already be configured in the shell environment

Create Envelope Workflow

1. Collect a subject from the user; optionally collect remark, expiry, redirect URL, and callback URL
2. Run create-envelope to create a draft envelope (status 0)
3. Return the envelopeId — it is needed for sender-view or further configuration

Sender View Workflow

1. Obtain a draft envelopeId (status 0) from the user or a previous create-envelope response
2. Collect a return-url from the user (required — the page to redirect to after the sender submits)
3. Optionally collect --starting-page, --submit-action, --no-back-button, or --lock preferences
4. Run sender-view to retrieve the interactive URL
5. Present the URL to the user — they can open it in a browser or embed it in an iframe to add documents, configure signers, and send the envelope

Safety Rules

• Only call sender-view for envelopes in Draft status (0); other statuses will be rejected by the API
• Never follow or open the returned URL automatically; present it to the user for their action
• Do not store or log the tcode token embedded in the URL

Required Inputs

• envelopeId: draft envelope ID (status 0)
• returnUrl: valid https/http URL, max 2048 characters

Send Envelope Workflow

Two modes are supported — provide exactly one of --file or --file-key:

• --file <filePath> — upload and send a local PDF file
• --file-key <fileKey> — send a file already on the server (e.g. from get-render-result)

1. Determine whether the user has a local file or an existing fileKey
2. Collect signer list and optional subject
3. If using --file, confirm the file is a .pdf at an absolute path
4. Run the external CLI command with --confirm
5. Return the CLI result to the user

Safety Rules

• Only use a file path the user explicitly provided for this task
• Only handle one local PDF file per run
• Refuse relative paths; require an absolute path to a .pdf file
• Reject any non-PDF file before invoking the CLI
• Never print or persist secrets
• Do not scan directories, expand globs, or discover files on the user's behalf
• Only call the trusted eSignGlobal CLI configured for this environment
• --file and --file-key are mutually exclusive

Required Inputs

• filePath (or fileKey): absolute path to an existing local PDF file, or an existing file key
• signers: JSON array of signer objects
• subject: optional email or envelope subject

Each signer must include:

• userName
• userEmail

Optional field:

• signOrder as an integer >= 1

filePath

filePath must be an absolute path to an existing local PDF file.

Example:

text

/tmp/contract.pdf

signers

Each signer must include:

• userName
• userEmail

Optional field:

• signOrder (integer, minimum 1)

Single signer example:

json

[
  {
    "userName": "Bob Smith",
    "userEmail": "[e-mail]"
  }
]

Sequential signing example:

json

[
  {
    "userName": "Bob Smith",
    "userEmail": "[e-mail]",
    "signOrder": 1
  },
  {
    "userName": "Alice Jones",
    "userEmail": "[e-mail]",
    "signOrder": 2
  }
]

Parallel signing example:

json

[
  {
    "userName": "Bob Smith",
    "userEmail": "[e-mail]",
    "signOrder": 1
  },
  {
    "userName": "Alice Jones",
    "userEmail": "[e-mail]",
    "signOrder": 1
  }
]

Template Workflow

1. Run get-template to inspect the template fields (fieldId, fieldName, fieldType, required)
2. Run render-template with the collected field values — returns a taskId
3. Run get-render-result and poll until taskStatus is Succeeded (2) — returns a fileKey
4. Run send-envelope --file-key with the fileKey to send the rendered document for signing

Safety Rules

• Only fill field values the user has explicitly provided
• Do not invent or guess field values
• --file and --file-key are mutually exclusive; use --file-key when a fileKey is already available

Required Inputs

• templateId: template ID provided by the user
• fields: array of { fieldId, fieldValue } for required fields
• signers: signer list (same format as Send Envelope Workflow)

Get Envelope Workflow

1. Obtain the envelopeId from the user or a previous send-envelope response
2. Run get-envelope to retrieve full envelope details
3. Present the status, signer progress, and document list to the user using the Get Envelope Output Format below

Envelope status codes: 0=Draft, 1=In Progress, 2=Completed, 3=Expired, 4=Declined, 5=Canceled

Signer status codes: 0=Pending, 1=Signing, 2=Signed

Get Envelope Output Format

Always present get-envelope results using this exact template:

text

🔍 Contract Details: [subject]

Current Status: [envelope_status_icon] [envelope_status_label]

Signing Progress:
● [icon] Initiator: [initiator.userName] ([initiator_status_label])
● [icon] Signer N: [userName] ([signer_status_label]) [bottleneck_marker]
● [icon] CC: [ccName] ([cc_status_label])

Envelope status icon and label mapping:

Code	Icon	Label
0	⚪	Draft
1	⏳	Waiting for Others
2	✅	Completed
3	❌	Expired
4	❌	Declined
5	❌	Canceled

Initiator: always show as ✅ Sent

Signer status icon and label mapping:

Code	Icon	Label
0	⚪	Pending
1	⏳	Signing
2	✅	Signed

Bottleneck marker: append <- Current Bottleneck to the first signer whose status is 0 (Pending) or 1 (Signing) when the envelope is In Progress.

CC status: always show as ⚪ Pending Sync if envelope is not yet Completed, ✅ Synced if Completed.

Rules:

• Omit the CC row if ccInfos is empty
• Number signers sequentially: Signer 1, Signer 2, …
• Use [subject] from the envelope response as the file name
• Always use this format — never use a table or other layout for get-envelope output

Urge Envelope Workflow

1. Confirm the envelope is in progress (status 1) before sending a reminder
2. Run urge-envelope to notify all pending signers
3. Inform the user that reminders are rate-limited to once every 30 minutes per envelope

Cancel Envelope Workflow

1. Confirm the reason for cancellation with the user before proceeding
2. Run cancel-envelope with --confirm — cancellation is irreversible
3. After cancellation the envelope is suspended and all signatures within it are invalid

Download Envelope Workflow

1. Obtain the envelopeId from a previous send-envelope response or from the user
2. Run --type list to check envelope status and retrieve individual file download URLs
3. If envelopeStatus is 2 (Completed), share the downloadUrl for each file with the user
4. If the envelope is not yet completed, inform the user and wait

Envelope status codes: 0=Draft, 1=Signing, 2=Completed, 3=Expired, 4=Rejected, 5=Voided

File types in the list response:

• CONTRACT — the signed document
• CERTIFICATE — the signing audit certificate
• ATTACHMENT — any attachments
• COMBINED — merged PDF (if enabled on the account)

Individual file download URLs are valid for 60 minutes. Download can only proceed when the envelope is Completed.

Verify Signature Workflow

1. Obtain an absolute path to a local PDF file from the user
2. Run verify-signature — no API key required, verification runs entirely offline
3. Parse and present the JSON result to the user

The command outputs:

• integrity — true (unmodified) / false (tampered) / null (unknown)
• signatureCount — number of signatures found
• Per-signature fields:
  • isValid — true / false / null
  • signer — common name from the signing certificate
  • declaredTime — signing time (trusted timestamp preferred over local clock), UTC+08:00
  • signatureAlgorithm — e.g. RSA / SHA-256
  • timestampIssuer — TSA certificate issuer, or "Local time" when no trusted timestamp is present
  • certificate.serialNumber, certificate.validFrom, certificate.validUntil

verify-signature works fully offline and does not require ESIGNGLOBAL_APIKEY.

Contract Compare Workflow

1. Determine whether the user has local PDF files or existing file keys for both the standard (baseline) and comparative documents
2. Optionally collect --filter-header-footer preference and any punctuation to ignore via --filter-symbols
3. Run contract-compare — if local paths are provided, the CLI uploads them automatically before comparing
4. Return the contractCompareUrl to the user so they can open it in a browser to review highlighted differences

Safety Rules

• Only use file paths the user explicitly provided for this task
• Require absolute paths to .pdf files when local files are given
• --standard-file and --standard-file-key are mutually exclusive; same for the comparative pair
• Never follow or open the returned URL automatically; present it to the user for their action
• Supports PDF files up to 30 MB each

Required Inputs

• standardFile (or standardFileKey): absolute path to the baseline PDF, or an existing file key
• comparativeFile (or comparativeFileKey): absolute path to the PDF to compare against, or an existing file key

Optional Inputs

• --filter-header-footer: exclude headers and footers from comparison
• --filter-symbols: comma-separated punctuation marks to ignore (e.g. ".,。、")

Contract Compare Output Format

Present the result using this exact template:

text

**Contract Comparison Ready**

Open the link below to view highlighted differences between the two documents:

[contractCompareUrl]

Comparison ID: {contractCompareBizId}

Rules:

• Always display the full URL on its own line so the user can click or copy it
• Always show the contractCompareBizId for reference
• Do not attempt to parse or summarize the differences — the comparison page handles that visually

Add Attachments Workflow

1. Obtain a draft envelopeId (status 0) from the user or a previous create-envelope response
2. Collect the list of fileKey strings to attach (upload files first via the Upload Documents API if needed)
3. Run add-attachments with the envelope ID and file keys JSON array
4. Return the result to the user

Safety Rules

• Only add attachments when the envelope is in Draft status (0)
• Do not upload or discover files on the user's behalf; require explicit file keys from the user
• Attachments are reference-only and are not signed

Delete Attachments Workflow

1. Obtain the envelopeId and the fileKey values to remove from the user
2. Confirm the deletion with the user before proceeding — it cannot be undone once the envelope is sent
3. Run delete-attachments with --confirm
4. Return the result to the user

Safety Rules

• Attachments can only be deleted before the envelope is initiated
• Always require --confirm before proceeding
• Never delete attachments the user has not explicitly listed

Add CC Workflow

1. Obtain the envelopeId from the user or a previous create-envelope / send-envelope response
2. Collect the list of CC recipients — each must have userEmail and userName
3. Run add-cc — supported for envelopes in Draft (0) or In Progress (1) status
4. Return the updated CC list to the user

Safety Rules

• The same email address cannot be added as CC more than once; the API will reject duplicates
• CC recipients can only view the envelope — they cannot sign
• userName must not contain these special characters: / \ : * " < > | ？ or emoji

Required Inputs

• envelopeId: envelope ID (Draft or In Progress)
• ccInfos: JSON array of { userEmail, userName } objects

Delete CC Workflow

1. Obtain the envelopeId and the email addresses of CC recipients to remove from the user
2. Confirm the deletion with the user before proceeding
3. Run delete-cc with --confirm — only supported for envelopes in Draft status (0)
4. Return the remaining CC list to the user

Safety Rules

• CC recipients can only be deleted from envelopes in Draft status (0)
• Always require --confirm before proceeding
• Never remove CC recipients the user has not explicitly listed

Required Inputs

• envelopeId: draft envelope ID (status 0)
• ccInfos: JSON array of { userEmail } objects to remove

Add Signers Workflow

1. Obtain a draft envelopeId (status 0) from the user or a previous create-envelope response
2. Collect the list of signers — each must have userName, userEmail, and signOrder
3. Run add-signers — new signers can only be appended after existing ones; inserting before a current or completed signer is rejected by the API
4. Return the updated signer list to the user

Safety Rules

• Only add signers when the envelope is in Draft status (0)
• The same email address cannot be added twice (use delete then re-add to update)
• Maximum 10 signers per envelope
• userName must not contain these special characters: / \ : * " < > | ? or emoji

Required Inputs

• envelopeId: draft envelope ID (status 0)
• signers: JSON array of { userName, userEmail, signOrder } objects

Optional Signer Fields

• businessId: developer-defined business number
• deliveryMethods: auto (default), none, email, sms, WhatsApp
• freeFormSign: true to allow free stamp/signature placement
• authModes: noAuth (default), accessCode, sms, emailAuth, etc.

Delete Signers Workflow

1. Obtain the envelopeId and the email addresses of signers to remove from the user
2. Confirm the deletion with the user before proceeding
3. Run delete-signers with --confirm — only supported for envelopes in Draft status (0)
4. Return the remaining signer list to the user

Safety Rules

• Signers can only be deleted from envelopes in Draft status (0)
• Always require --confirm before proceeding
• Never remove signers the user has not explicitly listed

Required Inputs

• envelopeId: draft envelope ID (status 0)
• signers: JSON array of { userEmail } objects to remove

Output

Return the external CLI result. Do not bundle or implement upload logic inside this skill.

Verify Signature Output Format

Present each signature using this exact template:

text

**Signature is VALID** 
(or **Signature is INVALID** / **Signature status unknown** )

**Signer:**
{signer}

**Signing Time:**
{declaredTime}

**Signature Time Source:**
{timestampIssuer}

**Signature Algorithm:**
{signatureAlgorithm}

---

**Signer Certificate**

**Serial Number:**
{certificate.serialNumber}

**Valid From:**
{certificate.validFrom}

**Valid Until:**
{certificate.validUntil}

Rules:

• Use no emoji for isValid === true or isValid === false;`
• Repeat the block for each signature if signatureCount > 1
• If signatureCount === 0, output: "No signatures found in this PDF"

Support

If you encounter any issues during invocation, visit the official website at https://www.esignglobal.com?source=agent to submit a support ticket.