{
  "description": "Read a text file with line numbers and pagination. Use this instead of cat/head/tail in terminal. Output format: 'LINE_NUM|CONTENT'. Suggests similar filenames if not found. Use offset and limit for large files. Reads exceeding ~100K characters are truncated on a line boundary and return a next_offset; continue with offset to read the rest. Documents auto-extract to readable text: .ipynb, Office (.docx/.xlsx/.pptx and legacy .doc/.ppt/.xls), PDF (text layer), OpenDocument, RTF, EPUB, SQLite (.db/.sqlite: schema, row counts, first rows). Cannot read images/binary — use vision_analyze for images.",
  "name": "read_file",
  "parameters": {
    "properties": {
      "limit": {
        "default": 2000,
        "description": "Maximum number of lines to read (default: 2000, max: 2000). Reads are additionally capped at a ~100K-character budget with a next_offset continuation.",
        "maximum": 2000,
        "type": "integer"
      },
      "offset": {
        "default": 1,
        "description": "Line number to start reading from (1-indexed, default: 1)",
        "minimum": 1,
        "type": "integer"
      },
      "path": {
        "description": "Path to the file to read (absolute, relative, or ~/path)",
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "path"
    ],
    "type": "object"
  }
}