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| -rw-r--r-- | packages/server/src/tools/read-many-files.ts | 22 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tools/read-many-files.ts b/packages/server/src/tools/read-many-files.ts index 5064ae1b..9593fe86 100644 --- a/packages/server/src/tools/read-many-files.ts +++ b/packages/server/src/tools/read-many-files.ts @@ -161,7 +161,14 @@ export class ReadManyFilesTool extends BaseTool< super( ReadManyFilesTool.Name, 'ReadManyFiles', - `Reads content from multiple text files specified by paths or glob patterns within a configured target directory and concatenates them into a single string. + `Reads content from multiple files specified by paths or glob patterns +within a configured target directory. For text files, it concatenates their content +into a single string. It is primarily designed for text-based files. However, it can +also process image (e.g., .png, .jpg) and PDF (.pdf) files if their file names or +extensions are explicitly included in the 'paths' argument. For these explicitly +requested non-text files, their data is read and included in a format suitable for +model consumption (e.g., base64 encoded). + This tool is useful when you need to understand or analyze a collection of files, such as: - Getting an overview of a codebase or parts of it (e.g., all TypeScript files in the 'src' directory). - Finding where specific functionality is implemented if the user asks broad questions about code. @@ -169,12 +176,15 @@ This tool is useful when you need to understand or analyze a collection of files - Gathering context from multiple configuration files. - When the user asks to "read all files in X directory" or "show me the content of all Y files". -Use this tool when the user's query implies needing the content of several files simultaneously for context, analysis, or summarization. -It uses default UTF-8 encoding and a '--- {filePath} ---' separator between file contents. +Use this tool when the user's query implies needing the content of several files +simultaneously for context, analysis, or summarization. +For text files, it uses default UTF-8 encoding and a '--- {filePath} ---' separator between file contents. Ensure paths are relative to the target directory. Glob patterns like 'src/**/*.js' are supported. -Avoid using for single files if a more specific single-file reading tool is available, unless the user specifically requests to process a list containing just one file via this tool. -This tool should NOT be used for binary files; it attempts to skip them. -Default excludes apply to common non-text files and large dependency directories unless 'useDefaultExcludes' is false.`, +Avoid using for single files if a more specific single-file reading tool is available, +unless the user specifically requests to process a list containing just one file via this tool. +Other binary files (not explicitly requested as image/PDF) are generally skipped. +Default excludes apply to common non-text files (except for explicitly requested images/PDFs) +and large dependency directories unless 'useDefaultExcludes' is false.`, parameterSchema, ); this.targetDir = path.resolve(targetDir); |