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read_file

MCP tool from Vscode Context MCP by vilasone455

Read contents of a file

How to use it

read_file is exposed by the Vscode Context MCP 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.

FULL VSCODE CONTEXT MCP LISTING

Other tools in Vscode Context MCP (17)

create_directory

Create directory structure

directory_tree

Get recursive directory structure

edit_file

Make line-based edits to a file

get_attached_files

Retrieve a list of files attached to the workspace

get_current_file

Get details and content of the active file

get_file_info

Get detailed file metadata

get_open_tabs

List all open editor tabs

get_problems

Retrieve diagnostics (errors/warnings)

get_project_path

Get current project root directory

get_terminal_content

Get terminal output and history

get_vscode_context

Retrieve complete VSCode context information

list_directory

List files and directories

move_file

Move or rename files and directories

read_multiple_files

Read multiple files at once

run_command

Execute a shell command

search_files

Find files matching a pattern

write_file

Create or overwrite a file