MCP Filesystem Server

MIT License

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head_file

Extract the first N lines from a text file to quickly preview content. Specify file path, line count, and encoding for efficient file analysis using MCP Filesystem Server.

Instructions

Read the first N lines of a text file.

Args:
    path: Path to the file
    lines: Number of lines to read (default: 10)
    encoding: Text encoding (default: utf-8)
    ctx: MCP context

Returns:
    First N lines of the file

Input Schema

Name	Required	Default
`encoding`	No	utf-8
`lines`	No
`path`	Yes

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "encoding": {
      "default": "utf-8",
      "title": "Encoding",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "lines": {
      "default": 10,
      "title": "Lines",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "path": {
      "title": "Path",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "path"
  ],
  "title": "head_fileArguments",
  "type": "object"
}

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