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read-file

Skill2 starsChanged 7 months agoApache-2.0View on GitHub

Read the contents of a file from the filesystem and return them as a string. Use when the user asks to open, read, view, or show the contents of a specific file path.

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    1. duckdb/duckdb-skills★ 598same name
    2. datafusion-contrib/datafusion-skills★ 14same name
    3. carlopi/duckdb-claude-skills★ 2same name
    4. Kaalia0912/dsh-data-analysis-mode★ 2same name
    5. a1ecbr0wn/obsidian-mcp-brain★ 1same name
    6. justmytwospence/strava-mcp★ 0same name

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3 rules. 0 are common, 1 is distinctive, and 2 are very specific to this project.

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    Common

    Most of the 6 edited versions we read keep these.

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    Distinctive

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    Very specific

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  • Distinctive
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  1. Very specific:

    When the user provides a file path, use the read_file tool to retrieve its contents.

    line 8
  2. Very specific:

    Call the read_file tool with the path exactly as provided by the user.

    line 17
  3. Distinctive:

    If the path is relative, resolve it against the current working directory.

    line 18

“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 6 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.

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SKILL.md

Read File

When the user provides a file path, use the read_file tool to retrieve its contents.

When to use this skill

  • User says "open", "read", "view", "show", or "display" followed by a path.
  • User pastes a path and asks to inspect or summarize the file.

How to read a file

Call the read_file tool with the path exactly as provided by the user. If the path is relative, resolve it against the current working directory.

Gotchas

  • Binary files (images, PDFs, executables) will return garbled output — warn the user.
  • Very large files may be truncated — inform the user if so.
  • Permission errors should be surfaced clearly with the exact path that was denied.

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