read_file

MCP tool from Minirag MCP by sfrangulov

Read a source's entire indexed content as Markdown, reconstructed from its chunks rather than concatenated from them.

How to use it

Project documentation lists read_file for the Minirag MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

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delete_file

Delete an indexed file, data item, or url item from the index.

ingest_data

Ingest text/markdown/html content the client holds, under a source id you choose.

ingest_file

Ingest or re-ingest one file, replacing any content already indexed for it.

ingest_url

Fetch an http(s) URL, convert it to Markdown, and index it.

list_files

List files found on disk under the document roots, plus indexed data/url sources.

query_documents

Hybrid search: semantic similarity plus a keyword boost for exact terms. Each hit carries text (the passage that matched) and parentId; the enclosing sections come back once each in the response's parents map — see Chunking.

read_chunk_neighbors

Read the chunks immediately before and after a search result, for context.

status

Report configuration and index status, including whether the index predates the current chunking scheme. Works even when configuration is invalid.

sync_start

Reconcile the index with the document roots (or one path inside them). Returns a jobId; the work runs in a background thread.

sync_status

Poll a sync job started by syncstart.