FILE_PERMISSIONS
View or change file/directory permissions (macOS/Linux).
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
path | string | yes | Absolute file path |
action | string | — | 'get' (default) or 'set' |
mode | string | — | Octal mode string for set (e.g., '755', '644') |
How to use it
You normally trigger this by describing what you want in chat — the agent selects FILE_PERMISSIONS automatically. For example:
Try saying
“use file manager to file …”
In a workflow
As a step in a multi-step workflow DAG:
json
{
"id": "s1",
"agent": "file_manager",
"action": "FILE_PERMISSIONS",
"args": {
"path": "/Users/me/Documents/file.txt",
"action": "…",
"mode": "…"
},
"depends_on": [],
"outputs": []
}Direct call
For scripting, call it directly via POST /execute_tool. Every tool returns { success, message, data }.
bash
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/execute_tool \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"tool_name":"FILE_PERMISSIONS","args":{"path":"/Users/me/Documents/file.txt","action":"…","mode":"…"}}'Part of the file_manager plugin. Browse the full Plugin & Tool Catalog or the relevant feature guide.