Read File
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.
Install
$ agentstack add skill-stephen94125-peon-lib-read-file ✓ scanned · ✓ verified — works with Claude Code, Cursor, and more.
Security review
✓ PassedNo issues found. Passed automated security review. · v0.1.0 How review works →
- ✓ Prompt-injection patterns
- ✓ Secret / credential exfiltration
- ✓ Dangerous shell & filesystem operations
- ✓ Untrusted network calls
- ✓ Known-malicious package signatures
What it can access
- ✓ Network access No
- ✓ Filesystem access No
- ✓ Shell / process execution No
- ✓ Environment & secrets No
- ✓ Dynamic code execution No
From automated source analysis of v0.1.0. “Used” means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it’s unsafe.
About
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.
Source & license
This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.
- Author: stephen94125
- Source: stephen94125/peon-lib
- License: Apache-2.0
Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.
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Versions
- v0.1.0 Imported from the upstream source.