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File Reader

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pilinux·vlatest·writing·MIT

This skill extracts data from files (txt, csv, etc.) and formats it for use in your application, streamlining data processing.

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Install on your platform

Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add pilinux/gorest --skill file-reader -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

pilinux

Taken from the source listing. We haven't verified who controls this account.

Install target

Live repository

Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.

No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

scanned

This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned pilinux/gorest at 38aab64fc2.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit
38aab64fc2
Manifest
.agents/skills/file-reader/SKILL.md
Scanned
1 file, 40 lines
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About this skill

What it does

The file-reader skill allows an AI agent to read and extract information from files. It can process various file types, providing the agent with access to data stored in documents, code, or other text-based formats. This enables agents to leverage external knowledge bases and perform tasks that require analyzing file content.

When to use it

  • Data Extraction: Extract specific details (e.g., dates, names, values) from a CSV file containing sales records.
  • Code Analysis: Understand the structure and logic of a Python script by having the agent read its contents.
  • Document Processing: Summarize key points or answer questions based on information found within a PDF document (assuming text is extractable).
  • Configuration Parsing: Read configuration files (e.g., JSON, YAML) to understand system settings and parameters.

Key capabilities

  • File reading from local storage.
  • Support for various file types (specific formats not listed).
  • Content extraction from the read file.

Example prompts

  • "Read the contents of my_report.txt and summarize its findings."
  • "Can you extract all email addresses from contacts.csv?"
  • "What are the key configuration parameters defined in app.config?"

Tips & gotchas

The agent needs access to the file system to use this skill effectively. Ensure the AI agent has appropriate permissions to read the files it's instructed to process.