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# Importing Tool from a Zip file asynchronously

**`POST /api/v1/tools/push/import/file-metadata`**

Asynchronously imports a new tool from a multipart zip file with optional metadata, and returns a task ID for polling the result.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.TOOL_MIGRATION_CREATE`

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## Request

**Content-Type:** `multipart/form-data`

| Field      | Type   | Required | Description                                |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| `file`     | binary | Yes      | ZIP file containing the tool configuration |
| `metadata` | binary | No       | JSON metadata file for the tool migration  |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `202 Accepted`

```json
{
  "taskId": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
  "expectation": "Import tool file"
}
```

Poll `GET /tasks/{taskId}` to retrieve the result.

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description                                    |
| --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token                       |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions                       |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure or missing tool file |