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"Understanding File Reading in Programming" matching MCP tools:

  • Retrieve detailed metadata—size, timestamps, permissions, type—for any file or directory. Understand file characteristics without reading its content.
    MIT
  • Retrieve comprehensive details about a function or class: signature, parameters, callers, callees, and related domain concepts – without reading its source file. Ideal for understanding what a symbol does and its role in the codebase.
    MIT
  • Retrieve file metadata including size, timestamps, permissions, and type to understand file characteristics without reading content.
    MIT
  • Get the full list of terms covered by a UI/UX design category or skill, enabling quick understanding of its scope without reading the entire skill file.
    MIT
  • Extract file signatures including headers, types, and method prototypes to understand code structure without reading entire files.
    MIT
  • Retrieve file metadata including size, timestamps, permissions, and type without reading contents. Works only within allowed directories.
    Apache 2.0

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  • Get file or directory metadata including size, creation time, permissions, and type. Understand file characteristics without reading its content.
    MIT
  • Generate practice questions on programming topics to test your understanding. Choose difficulty, question type, and count to tailor the quiz.
    MIT
  • Load an entire project's codebase understanding—entities, relationships, patterns, and style conventions—in one step to avoid reading files individually.
    MIT
  • List every rule in the active JamJet policy with index, action, and glob pattern. Inspect policy without reading the YAML file or verify rule order.
    Apache 2.0
  • Save key code findings, file paths, gotchas, and task progress, then recall them in under 50ms—even after context compaction or in a new session. Avoid re-reading files and losing context.
    MIT
  • Retrieve detailed metadata (size, timestamps, permissions, type) for files or directories to understand their characteristics without reading content.
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  • Get complete file context: symbols, imports, exports, and dependent files. Includes cross-language calls and supports line ranges for reading large files in chunks.
    Business Source 1.1
  • Get a compact outline of any file, listing declarations with line numbers to orient yourself before reading the full code.
    MIT
  • Get a file's structure—functions, classes, signatures—at configurable depth without reading the full file. Use for quick code navigation and understanding.
    MIT
  • Retrieve file/directory metadata including size, timestamps, permissions, and type. Check file size before reading large files to avoid memory issues.
    GPL 3.0
  • List all files and directories in a specified path, with [FILE] and [DIR] prefixes to distinguish items, enabling quick understanding of directory structure.
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  • Return file metadata—size, permissions, owner, timestamps, inode, device—as structured JSON. Inspect attributes without reading file contents.
    MIT