read_file

MCP tool from Foundry MCP Server by PraneshASP

Read the content of a file from the workspace

How to use it

read_file is exposed by the Foundry MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the read_file tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

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Check if Anvil is running and get its status

Stop a running Anvil instance

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Get logs by signature or topic

Get the transaction receipt

Run a published transaction in a local environment

Send a transaction to a contract function

Get the selector for a function or event signature

Read contract storage at a specific slot

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Compute the address of a contract that would be deployed

Get the bytecode size of a deployed contract

convert_eth_units

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create_solidity_file

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Estimate the gas cost of a transaction

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heimdall_decode

Decode raw calldata without requiring ABI

heimdall_decompile

Decompile EVM bytecode to Solidity source code and ABI

heimdall_disassemble

Disassemble EVM bytecode into human-readable opcodes

heimdall_inspect

Detailed inspection of Ethereum transactions

install_dependency

Install a dependency for the Forge workspace

List files in the workspace