text-file-read
Read a UTF-8 text file and emit its raw content on stdout. Tiny helper for meta-skills that need to round-trip an artefact through disk so the user can hand-edit it between steps (e.g. tweak script.txt during a review pause). Unlike the builtin read_file tool — which returns line-numbered output for model display — this returns bytes verbatim, suitable for downstream parsers.
Profile →npx skills add opensquilla/opensquilla --skill text-file-read --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# text-file-read Reads a UTF-8 text file and prints its contents verbatim to stdout (no line numbers, no decoration). Use this when a meta-skill needs to round-trip an artefact through disk between steps so the user can hand-edit the file during a clarify pause. This skill exists alongside OpenSquilla's builtin `read_file` tool on purpose: `read_file` is designed for LLM display and prepends a `lineno\t` prefix to every line, which corrupts structured files (scripts, SRT, YAML) when piped back into downstream parsers. This skill returns the bytes unmodified. ## Inputs (`with:`) | key | required | default | notes | |---|---|---|---| | `input` | yes | — | Absolute path of the file to read. | | `max_bytes` | no | `200000` | Refuse to read files larger than this. Guards against accidental binary reads. | ## Output The file's UTF-8 content on stdout. No trailing newline added or stripped. ## Failure modes - Path missing → exit 1, stderr explains. - File exceeds `max_bytes` → exit 1, stderr carries the actual size. - Decode error → exit 1 (file isn't valid UTF-8).
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What does the text-file-read skill do?
Read a UTF-8 text file and emit its raw content on stdout. Tiny helper for meta-skills that need to round-trip an artefact through disk so the user can hand-edit it between steps (e.g. tweak script.txt during a review pause). Unlike the builtin read_file tool — which returns line-numbered output for model display — this returns bytes verbatim, suitable for downstream parsers.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add opensquilla/opensquilla --skill text-file-read --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From opensquilla/opensquilla, a repository with 6,515 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.