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Reading Tools (tool-reading)

Read and convert various document formats (DOC, PDF, Excel, etc.) to markdown for easy processing.

Configuration

Agent Configuration
main_agent:
  tool_config: 
    - tool-reading

Environment Variables:

  • SERPER_API_KEY: Required for certain operations
  • JINA_API_KEY: Required for document processing

Function Reference

read_file(uri: str)

Read various types of resources and convert them to markdown format.

Parameters:

  • uri: The URI or path of the resource to read. Supported:
  • Local file paths (e.g., /path/to/document.pdf)
  • file: URIs (e.g., file:/path/to/document.pdf)
  • http: / https: URLs (will be downloaded automatically)
  • data: URIs (base64-encoded)

Supported Formats:

  • Documents: DOC, DOCX, RTF, ODT
  • Presentations: PPT, PPTX, ODP
  • Spreadsheets: XLS, XLSX, CSV, ODS
  • PDFs: PDF documents
  • Archives: ZIP files
  • Images and text files

Returns:

  • str: Content in markdown format, or error message if reading fails

Example:

# Read a local PDF
result = await read_file("file:/path/to/document.pdf")

# Read from URL
result = await read_file("https://example.com/report.pdf")

# Read local file (auto-converted to file: URI)
result = await read_file("/data/spreadsheet.xlsx")

Important Notes:

  • Cannot access E2B sandbox files (/home/user/)
  • Use local file paths provided in the original instruction
  • Downloaded files are automatically cleaned up

Documentation Info

Last Updated: October 2025 · Doc Contributor: Team @ MiroMind AI