bishwashere/Read
skills/read/SKILL.md
Read a file's contents and return every line. Peek without touching. Use when the user asks to read, show, or peek at a file.
$ install --global
skillsauthnpx skillsauth add bishwashere/cowcode ReadInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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SKILL.md
- id:
- read
- name:
- Read
- description:
- Read a file's contents and return every line. Peek without touching. Use when the user asks to read, show, or peek at a file.
Read
Grabs a file's contents and returns every line. Like peeking without touching - no edits, no side effects.
Call run_skill with skill: "read". Set command or arguments.action to read.
Arguments
- arguments.path (required) - File path to read. Can be relative to workspace (e.g.
surface/main.py,MEMORY.md), absolute (e.g./path/to/file), or use~for home (e.g.~/.pasture/config.json). - arguments.from (optional) - Start at 1-based line number.
- arguments.lines (optional) - Max number of lines to return (default: all).
When to use
Use when the user says things like:
- "Read surface main.py"
- "Show me the contents of config.json"
- "What's in MEMORY.md?"
- "Peek at index.js"
- "Where is pasture installed?", "Where is my config?", "check your code", "look at this project", or questions about Pasture/CowCode runtime features like
/brain- start from~/.pasture. Read~/.pasture/config.jsonto confirm paths, then inspect the relevant~/.pasturestate/log/workspace files. Treat state dir~/.pastureand workspace~/.pasture/workspaceas fixed defaults unless config says otherwise. - "What's in my config?" / "Show me my config" - use read with path
~/.pasture/config.json.
For SQLite database inspection or row counts, use go-read with action sql; read is only for file contents.
The skill returns the file content as text. No modifications are made.
Tool schema
read_file
description: Read a file's contents. Path required; optional from (line) and lines (count).
parameters:
path: string
from: number
lines: number
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