smart_read

MCP tool from HydraMCP by Pickle-Pixel

Extract specific code sections without reading the whole file

How to use it

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

Install HydraMCP

$npx hydramcp setup

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Other tools in HydraMCP (7)

analyze_file

Offload file analysis to a worker model

ask_model

Query any model, optional response distillation

compare_models

Same prompt to 2-5 models in parallel

consensus

Poll 3-7 models, LLM-as-judge evaluates agreement