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name: Safe File Reader
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category: AI Engineering
description: Safe File Reader reads files from a documents directory with validation so an agent can access only allowed files. Use it when an agent needs to read document contents without exposing arbitrary files.
github: "https://github.com/cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner/tree/main/evals/skills/path-traversal/file-reader"
language: Python
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install: "npx degit https://github.com/cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner/tree/main/evals/skills/path-traversal/file-reader ~/.claude/skills/file-reader"
installs_to: ~/.claude/skills/file-reader
source_path: evals/skills/path-traversal/file-reader/SKILL.md
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# Safe File Reader

Safe File Reader reads files from a documents directory with validation so an agent can access only allowed files. Use it when an agent needs to read document contents without exposing arbitrary files.

**Install:**

```bash
npx degit https://github.com/cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner/tree/main/evals/skills/path-traversal/file-reader ~/.claude/skills/file-reader
```

## README

# Safe File Reader

Reads files from the documents directory with validation.

## Usage

Provide filename to read.