read_file — File Relay MCP Tool Read-only
read_file
(read file) is one of 5 tools on the
File Relay
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call read_file from your client
- Claude Code File Relay read_file run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop File Relay read_file ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor File Relay read_file ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code File Relay read_file .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed File Relay read_file ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf File Relay read_file ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline File Relay read_file ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI File Relay read_file ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok File Relay read_file .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT File Relay read_file Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai File Relay read_file Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain File Relay read_file pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http file-relay https://code.easyllms.com/relay/mcpOther tools on this server
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 14 November 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.