Read the contents of a file from the filesystem. Use this tool when you need to examine existing files, review code, read configuration files, or access any text-based file content.

This tool reads the entire contents of a text file and returns it as a string. Important notes: - The file must exist and be readable - Binary files cannot be read with this tool - Large files will return their full content - Use relative or absolute file paths

Path to the file to read. Can be relative to current working directory or absolute path. Response containing: - success: Whether the file was read successfully - message: Status message with file size info or error details - data: The complete file contents as a string (or None on error) # Read a configuration file config/settings.json # Read a Python source file /home/user/project/main.py # Read a log file logs/app.log