contextLines

MCP tool from Large File MCP by willianpinho

(optional): Context lines before/after (default: 5)

How to use it

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

Install Large File MCP

$npx @willianpinho/large-file-mcp

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(optional): Case sensitive search (default: false)

(optional): Zero-based chunk index (default: 0)

(optional): Chunk size in bytes (default: 64KB)

(optional): Context lines after match (default: 2)

(optional): Context lines before match (default: 2)

(required): Absolute path to the file

get_file_structure

Analyze file structure and get comprehensive metadata.

get_file_summary

Get comprehensive statistical summary of a file.

includeLineNumbers

(optional): Include line numbers (default: false)

(required): Line number to navigate to (1-indexed)

(optional): Lines per chunk (auto-detected if not provided)

(optional): Maximum chunks to return (default: 10)

(optional): Maximum results (default: 100)

navigate_to_line

Jump to a specific line with surrounding context.

(required): Search pattern

read_large_file_chunk

Read a specific chunk of a large file with intelligent chunking.

(optional): Use regex pattern (default: false)

search_in_large_file

Search for patterns in large files with context.

(optional): Starting byte offset (default: 0)

stream_large_file

Stream a file in chunks for processing very large files.