yao-workspace

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Workspace file I/O expert. ALWAYS invoke this skill when you need to list workspaces, read or write files in a workspace on a remote node, or browse workspace directories. Use this for cross-node file operations — for local sandbox files, use standard filesystem tools instead.

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Workspace Tools

Five tools for managing workspaces and file I/O, called via bash.

workspace_list

List workspaces with summary info. Use workspace_get for full details.

tai tool workspace_list '{}'
tai tool workspace_list '{"node": "tai-node-1"}'

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`node`	string	no	Filter by Tai node ID

workspace_get

Get full workspace details: name, owner, node, labels, timestamps.

tai tool workspace_get '{"id": "ws-abc123"}'

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes	Workspace ID

workspace_file_list

List files and directories in a workspace path.

tai tool workspace_file_list '{"id": "ws-abc123"}'
tai tool workspace_file_list '{"id": "ws-abc123", "path": "src/components"}'

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes	Workspace ID
`path`	string	no	Directory path (default ".")

workspace_file_read

Read file content from workspace. Returns text (UTF-8) or base64 encoded.

tai tool workspace_file_read '{"id": "ws-abc123", "path": "README.md"}'
tai tool workspace_file_read '{"id": "ws-abc123", "path": "image.png", "encoding": "base64"}'

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes	Workspace ID
`path`	string	yes	File path relative to workspace root
`encoding`	string	no	"text" (default) or "base64"

workspace_file_write

Write content to a file in workspace. For binary files, use base64 encoding.

tai tool workspace_file_write '{"id": "ws-abc123", "path": "output.txt", "content": "Hello World"}'
tai tool workspace_file_write '{"id": "ws-abc123", "path": "data.bin", "content": "base64data...", "encoding": "base64"}'

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes	Workspace ID
`path`	string	yes	File path relative to workspace root
`content`	string	yes	File content (text or base64 encoded)
`encoding`	string	no	"text" (default) or "base64"

Typical Workflow

workspace_list — discover available workspaces
workspace_get — get full details (node, labels)
workspace_file_list — browse directory structure
workspace_file_read — read specific files
workspace_file_write — write output files

Guidelines

Use workspace_list for discovery, workspace_get for details (list returns summaries only)
For large files (>1MB), prefer local filesystem operations if the workspace is mounted in the sandbox
Use encoding: "base64" for binary files (images, archives, etc.)
File paths are relative to the workspace root — do not use absolute paths
The current sandbox workspace ID is available via $CTX_WORKSPACE_ID
All output is JSON