Data Table Manager
n8n-io/n8n
Load before calling data-tables or parse-file. An agent skill from n8n-io/n8n.
Read, preview, and summarize text-based files — source code, configs, logs, data files, and plain text documents.
Install File Reader
$ npx skills add ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill file-reader -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ymx10086/ResearchClaw file-reader --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/file_reader .claude/skills/file-reader && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "file-reader" agent skill from https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw/tree/main/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/file_reader into .claude/skills/file-reader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "file-reader", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw/tree/main/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/file_readerType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill file-reader -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ymx10086/ResearchClaw file-reader --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/file_reader .agents/skills/file-reader && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "file-reader" agent skill from https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw/tree/main/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/file_reader into .agents/skills/file-reader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "file-reader", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill file-reader -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ymx10086/ResearchClaw file-reader --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/file_reader .cursor/skills/file-reader && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "file-reader" agent skill from https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw/tree/main/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/file_reader into .cursor/skills/file-reader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "file-reader", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw.git --path src/researchclaw/agents/skills/file_reader--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill file-reader -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ymx10086/ResearchClaw file-reader --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/file_reader .gemini/skills/file-reader && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "file-reader" agent skill from https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw/tree/main/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/file_reader into .gemini/skills/file-reader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "file-reader", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install ymx10086/ResearchClaw file-readerInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill file-reader -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/file_reader .github/skills/file-reader && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "file-reader" agent skill from https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw/tree/main/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/file_reader into .github/skills/file-reader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "file-reader", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill file-reader -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install ymx10086/ResearchClaw file-reader --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/file_reader .opencode/skills/file-reader && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "file-reader" agent skill from https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw/tree/main/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/file_reader into .opencode/skills/file-reader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "file-reader", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
file-reader- GitHub stars
- 313
- Token cost
- ~420 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 195 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 15
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Read, preview, and summarize text-based files — source code, configs, logs, data files, and plain text documents.
- Works in 4 steps: Use read_file to fetch content. → Summarize key sections or show the… → For JSON/YAML, list top-level keys and… → …
- The user asks to read
- SKILL.md covers Quick Type Check, Text-Based Files (use read_file), Large Logs and Out of Scope, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
File Reader is an agent skill from ymx10086/ResearchClaw. Read, preview, and summarize text-based files — source code, configs, logs, data files, and plain text documents. Use when the user asks to read, inspect, or summarize local .txt, .md, .json, .yaml, .csv, .log, or source code files.
Its SKILL.md is about 420 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Documents & Office, covering CSV and tabular files. The repository describes itself as: ResearchClaw is a personal AI assistant built for research: fast to set up, easy to run locally or in the cloud, and ready to integrate with the chat apps you already use. With…
When your agent uses it
- The user asks to read
- Summarize local .txt
- Source code files
Example prompts
- “/file-reader”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Use read_file to fetch content.
- Summarize key sections or show the relevant slice requested by the user.
- For JSON/YAML, list top-level keys and important fields.
- For CSV/TSV, show header + first few rows, then summarize columns.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1baaa92. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
File Reader loads about 420 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 61 tokens; SKILL.md has 195 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 195 words (~420 tokens).
“Use this skill when the user asks to read or summarize local text-based files. PDFs, Office documents, images, audio, and video are out of scope for this skill and should be handled by their dedicated skills/tools.”
- name
- file-reader
- emoji
- 📄
Files
Just SKILL.md in src/researchclaw/agents/skills/file_reader of ymx10086/ResearchClaw.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1baaa92
Compare with similar skills
File Reader next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File Reader this skillymx10086/ResearchClaw | 313 | — | ~420 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Data Table Managern8n-io/n8n | 207k | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Instrument Data To Allotropeaws-samples/amazon-bedrock-agents-healthcare-lifesciences | 274 | 2 repos | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Abuse Hunternexu-io/harness-engineering-guide | 663 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Markitshift-labs-ai/markit | 1.3k | — | ~299 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Sector Analysttradermonty/claude-trading-skills | 3k | 1 repos | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about File Reader
What does File Reader do?
Read, preview, and summarize text-based files — source code, configs, logs, data files, and plain text documents. File Reader is an agent skill from ymx10086/ResearchClaw. Read, preview, and summarize text-based files — source code, configs, logs, data files, and plain text documents.
When should I use File Reader?
File Reader fits situations like: the user asks to read; summarize local .txt; source code files.
How do I install File Reader in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill file-reader -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (src/researchclaw/agents/skills/file_reader in ymx10086/ResearchClaw) into .claude/skills/file-reader in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install File Reader in Codex?
Run `npx skills add ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill file-reader -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (src/researchclaw/agents/skills/file_reader in ymx10086/ResearchClaw) into .agents/skills/file-reader in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use File Reader in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill file-reader -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/file-reader, .gemini/skills/file-reader, .github/skills/file-reader and .opencode/skills/file-reader in your project.
What does File Reader need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: File Reader is instructions for the agent only.
Does File Reader access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is File Reader safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does File Reader use?
File Reader has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does File Reader use?
About 420 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to File Reader?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with File Reader: Data Table Manager (n8n-io/n8n, 207k stars), Instrument Data To Allotrope (aws-samples/amazon-bedrock-agents-healthcare-lifesciences, 274 stars), Abuse Hunter (nexu-io/harness-engineering-guide, 663 stars) and Markit (shift-labs-ai/markit, 1.3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains File Reader?
ymx10086 (a GitHub user) maintains it in ymx10086/ResearchClaw, which has 313 GitHub stars. The repository holds 15 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 4, 2026.
Source: ymx10086/ResearchClaw on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.