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xcode_read_file

Read file contents within Xcode projects to access code, configuration, or resource files for development tasks.

Instructions

Read contents of a file

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
file_pathYesPath to the file to read

Implementation Reference

  • The core handler function that executes the file reading logic using Node.js fs.readFile. This is the exact implementation that reads the file contents for the xcode_read_file tool.
    async readFile(filePath: string): Promise<string> { return await fs.readFile(filePath, 'utf-8'); }
  • Handler in executeInternalCommand that processes the 'read_file' internal command by calling fileManager.readFile with the provided file_path argument.
    case 'read_file': output = await this.fileManager.readFile(args.file_path); break;
  • src/index.ts:91-171 (registration)
    MCP CallTool request handler that registers and executes all xcode_* tools, including xcode_read_file, by stripping the prefix and delegating to commandExecutor.executeCommand.
    this.server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request) => { const { name, arguments: args } = request.params; try { // Handle web monitor tools if (name === 'start_web_monitor') { const result = await this.webMonitorManager.start(); return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `${result.message}\n\nWeb interface available at: ${result.url}` } ] }; } if (name === 'stop_web_monitor') { const result = this.webMonitorManager.stop(); return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: result.message } ] }; } if (name === 'web_monitor_status') { const status = this.webMonitorManager.getStatus(); let text = status.running ? `Web monitor is running at ${status.url} (port ${status.port})` : 'Web monitor is not running'; return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: text } ] }; } // Handle Xcode commands // Remove 'xcode_' prefix if present const commandName = name.startsWith('xcode_') ? name.slice(6) : name; const result = await this.commandExecutor.executeCommand(commandName, args); let responseText = result.output; if (result.error) { responseText += `\n\nWarnings/Errors:\n${result.error}`; } if (!result.success) { responseText = `Command failed: ${result.error}\n\nCommand executed: ${result.command}`; } return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: responseText, }, ], }; } catch (error) { if (error instanceof McpError) { throw error; } const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error); return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error: ${errorMessage}`, }, ], }; } });
  • Generates the MCP tool definitions including name 'xcode_read_file', description, and inputSchema based on the 'read_file' command parameters from commands.json.
    generateMCPToolDefinitions(): Array<{ name: string; description: string; inputSchema: any; }> { return Object.entries(this.commands).map(([name, command]) => ({ name: `xcode_${name}`, description: command.description, inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: command.parameters ? Object.fromEntries( Object.entries(command.parameters).map(([paramName, paramDef]) => [ paramName, { type: paramDef.type, description: paramDef.description, ...(paramDef.default !== undefined && { default: paramDef.default }) } ]) ) : {}, required: command.parameters ? Object.entries(command.parameters) .filter(([_, paramDef]) => paramDef.required) .map(([paramName]) => paramName) : [] } })); }
  • src/index.ts:52-90 (registration)
    Registers the xcode_read_file tool in the MCP ListTools response by including it in the dynamic tools list from generateMCPToolDefinitions.
    // Load commands and dynamically create tool list await this.commandExecutor.loadCommands(); const tools = this.commandExecutor.generateMCPToolDefinitions(); // Add web monitor management tools const webMonitorTools = [ { name: 'start_web_monitor', description: 'Start the web interface for visual command execution and monitoring', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: {}, required: [] } }, { name: 'stop_web_monitor', description: 'Stop the web interface if it is running', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: {}, required: [] } }, { name: 'web_monitor_status', description: 'Get the current status of the web monitor', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: {}, required: [] } } ]; this.server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => ({ tools: [...tools, ...webMonitorTools], }));

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