file-ops

Documents

Read, write, list, move, and inspect files and directories on a remote host via QuickDesk. Use when the user needs to browse folders, view file contents, create or edit files, rename or relocate files, or check file metadata (size, permissions, modification time) on a remote machine.

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/barry-ran/QuickDesk/blob/HEAD/quickdesk-skill-host/skills/file-ops/SKILL.md

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file-ops

Manage files and directories on a remote host connected through QuickDesk.

Tools

read_file

Read the text contents of a file.

path (string, required) — absolute path to the file

Returns { "path", "content", "size" }.

write_file

Write content to a file. Creates the file (and parent directories) if it does not exist; overwrites if it does.

path (string, required) — absolute path to the file
content (string, required) — content to write

Returns { "path", "bytes_written" }.

list_directory

List files and directories at a given path, sorted directories-first then alphabetically.

path (string, required) — absolute path to the directory

Returns { "path", "count", "entries": [{ "name", "type", "size" }] }.

create_directory

Create a directory and any missing parent directories.

path (string, required) — absolute path of the directory to create

Returns { "path", "created": true }.

move_file

Move or rename a file or directory.

source (string, required) — source path
destination (string, required) — destination path

Returns { "source", "destination", "moved": true }.

get_file_info

Get file metadata including size, type, modification time, and permissions.

path (string, required) — absolute path to the file or directory

Returns { "path", "type", "size", "readonly", "modified_unix", "permissions_octal" } (permissions_octal on Unix only).

Workflow

Use list_directory to browse a remote folder.
Use read_file to inspect a specific file.
Use write_file to create or update content — parent directories are created automatically.
Use get_file_info before destructive operations like move_file to confirm the target exists and check permissions.