Read Text File

Read Text File

Read the complete contents of a file from the file system as text. Handles various text encodings and provides detailed error messages if the file cannot be read. Use this tool when you need to examine the contents of a single file. Use the 'head' parameter to read only the first N lines of a file, or the 'tail' parameter to read only the last N lines of a file. Operates on the file as text regardless of extension. Only works within allowed directories.

Purpose

This skill provides access to the MCP tool read_text_file. It allows you to read the complete contents of a file from the file system as text. handles various text encodings and provides detailed error messages if the file cannot be read. use this tool when you need to examine the contents of a single file. use the 'head' parameter to read only the first n lines of a file, or the 'tail' parameter to read only the last n lines of a file. operates on the file as text regardless of extension. only works within allowed directories..

Parameters

The tool accepts the following parameters:

path

Required

• Type: string
• Description: No description provided

tail

Optional

• Type: number
• Description: If provided, returns only the last N lines of the file

head

Optional

• Type: number
• Description: If provided, returns only the first N lines of the file

Usage Instructions

To use this tool:

1. Prepare the parameters according to the schema above
2. Invoke the MCP tool read_text_file with the prepared parameters
3. Process the result returned by the tool

Example

{
  "path": "example_value",
  "tail": 123,
  "head": 123
}

Expected Output

The tool returns data with the following structure:

• content (string): No description provided

Notes

• This skill requires an active MCP connection to the server providing the read_text_file tool
• Ensure the MCP server is properly configured and running before attempting to use this tool
• Review the parameter requirements carefully to avoid errors