read_file

MCP tool from Poke Gate by f

Read a text file

How to use it

read_file is exposed by the Poke Gate 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.

Install Poke Gate

$npx poke-gate download-macos

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Other tools in Poke Gate (6)

list_directory

List files and directories

read_image

Read an image file and return it as base64

run_command

Execute any shell command (ls, git, brew, python, curl…)

system_info

OS, hostname, architecture, uptime, memory