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READ_FILE_CONTEXT

Read the first few lines of a file to generate a preview/summary.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
pathstringyesAbsolute path to file
linesinteger—Number of lines to read (default 50)

How to use it

You normally trigger this by describing what you want in chat — the agent selects READ_FILE_CONTEXT automatically. For example:

Try saying
“read my file manager”

In a workflow

As a step in a multi-step workflow DAG:

json
{
  "id": "s1",
  "agent": "file_manager",
  "action": "READ_FILE_CONTEXT",
  "args": {
    "path": "/Users/me/Documents/file.txt",
    "lines": 1
  },
  "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":"READ_FILE_CONTEXT","args":{"path":"/Users/me/Documents/file.txt","lines":1}}'

Part of the file_manager plugin. Browse the full Plugin & Tool Catalog or the relevant feature guide.