# Get File Content

> Fetch the content of a file from an Azure DevOps Git repository at a given version (branch, commit, or tag). Use to retrieve the before/after state of files changed in a pull request.

- Skill: `sasky80/get-file-content` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add sasky80/get-file-content`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/sasky80/get-file-content/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: sasky80 (https://skillmd.com/u/sasky80)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/sasky80/get-file-content

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# Get File Content

## Platform Note

- Clean-install path: use the Go command from `.github/tools/skills-go`.

## Arguments

| # | Name | Required | Description |
|---|------|----------|-------------|
| 1 | organization | Yes | Azure DevOps organization |
| 2 | project | Yes | Project name or ID |
| 3 | repositoryId | Yes | Repository name or ID |
| 4 | path | Yes | Repository-relative file path in canonical form (e.g. `/src/app.js`) |
| 5 | version | No | Version string – commit SHA, branch name, or tag |
| 6 | versionType | No | Version type: `branch`, `commit`, or `tag` (default: `branch`) |

## Examples

```bash
# Get file from a specific branch
go run ./.github/tools/skills-go/cmd/skills-go get-file-content myorg MyProject MyRepo /src/app.js main branch

# Get file from a specific commit
go run ./.github/tools/skills-go/cmd/skills-go get-file-content myorg MyProject MyRepo /src/app.js abc123 commit
```

## Output

Returns JSON with `content` containing the file's text content, plus metadata like `path`, `commitId`, and `objectId`.