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GET_FILE_CONTENT

Get the content of a file from a repository.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
ownerstringyesRepository owner
repostringyesRepository name
pathstringyesFile path in the repo (e.g. 'src/main.py')
refstringBranch, tag, or commit SHA (default: default branch)

How to use it

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

Try saying
“get my github”

In a workflow

As a step in a multi-step workflow DAG:

json
{
  "id": "s1",
  "agent": "github",
  "action": "GET_FILE_CONTENT",
  "args": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "path": "/Users/me/Documents/file.txt"
  },
  "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":"GET_FILE_CONTENT","args":{"owner":"…","repo":"…","path":"/Users/me/Documents/file.txt"}}'

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