read_file
Retrieve the full text or specific lines from a file on the Serena MCP server using a relative path, with options to define start and end lines, and set a maximum character limit.
Instructions
Reads the given file or a chunk of it. Generally, symbolic operations like find_symbol or find_referencing_symbols should be preferred if you know which symbols you are looking for. Returns the full text of the file at the given relative path.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| end_line | No | The 0-based index of the last line to be retrieved (inclusive). If None, read until the end of the file. | |
| max_answer_chars | No | If the file (chunk) is longer than this number of characters, no content will be returned. Don't adjust unless there is really no other way to get the content required for the task. | |
| relative_path | Yes | The relative path to the file to read. | |
| start_line | No | The 0-based index of the first line to be retrieved. |
Input Schema (JSON Schema)
{
"properties": {
"end_line": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "The 0-based index of the last line to be retrieved (inclusive). If None, read until the end of the file.",
"title": "End Line"
},
"max_answer_chars": {
"default": 200000,
"description": "If the file (chunk) is longer than this number of characters,\nno content will be returned. Don't adjust unless there is really no other way to get the content\nrequired for the task.",
"title": "Max Answer Chars",
"type": "integer"
},
"relative_path": {
"description": "The relative path to the file to read.",
"title": "Relative Path",
"type": "string"
},
"start_line": {
"default": 0,
"description": "The 0-based index of the first line to be retrieved.",
"title": "Start Line",
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"relative_path"
],
"title": "applyArguments",
"type": "object"
}