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git_read_file

Reads one file from a repo.

Since 2 Sept 2026

Reads one file from a repo.

Tool name: git_read_file
Group: GitHub
Risk: low
Needs approval: never
Approval rule: No approval.
Allowed in scheduled jobs: No
Default: off

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Meaning	Limits
repo	string	Yes		Repository as owner/name.
path	string	Yes		Path relative to the project, such as vault/note.md.

Returns

File text.

Example (made up for this page)

Call

{
  "repo": "demo",
  "path": "demo"
}

Result

# Demo

Side effects

Calls the GitHub API.

How it can fail

When	What the agent sees
No token	Not configured text
Not found	GitHub error: HTTP 404

See also:GitHub tools

Checked against the source at commit f4fd89f on 29 Oct 2026. Everything here is merged on the main branch; no release has been tagged yet. The source is private, so these pages are the public description.