veryfront__read_external_file_contentAccess
No external-service connection is required. Use a Veryfront credential with access to the requested resources. Call type: Read-only.Arguments
| Field | Type | Required | Description and constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
project_reference | string | No | Project ID or slug. Requires project.integrations.read through the caller’s own personal provider connection. |
provider | string | Yes | Storage provider accessed through the caller’s own personal connection. A shared project connection is not used. Values: "onedrive", "sharepoint", "drive". |
file_id | string | Yes | File ID from list_external_files Minimum length: 1. Maximum length: 1024. |
Example request
Send this JSON-RPC request through an initialized MCP client. Replace sample identifiers and values before calling the tool. See MCP client setup.request.json
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "veryfront__read_external_file_content",
"arguments": {
"provider": "onedrive",
"file_id": "example"
}
}
}
Result
The published output shape is summarized below. Inspect both the MCP response content andisError when handling a call.
| Field | Type | Required | Description and constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
file | object | Yes | Structured file details associated with this tool result. |
content | string | Yes | Complete UTF-8 text or base64 content. More than 100000 encoded characters or 50 MiB returns limit_exceeded instead of partial content; use importExternalFile for larger files. Folders return invalid_input. |
content_encoding | string | Yes | Values: "utf8", "base64". |
Full schemas
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"project_reference": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Project ID or slug. Requires project.integrations.read through the caller's own personal provider connection."
},
"provider": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"onedrive",
"sharepoint",
"drive"
],
"description": "Storage provider accessed through the caller's own personal connection. A shared project connection is not used."
},
"file_id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 1024,
"description": "File ID from list_external_files"
}
},
"required": [
"provider",
"file_id"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"description": "Arguments for the read_external_file_content tool.",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"file": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 1024,
"description": "Unique identifier for the returned record."
},
"provider": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"onedrive",
"sharepoint",
"drive"
]
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Human-readable name for the returned record."
},
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"file",
"folder"
]
},
"parent_id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/properties/file/properties/id"
},
{
"type": "null",
"description": "The parent id returned by the tool."
}
]
},
"path": {
"type": "string"
},
"mime_type": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1
},
"size_bytes": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"modified_at": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
},
{
"type": "null",
"description": "The modified at returned by the tool."
}
]
},
"etag": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 1024,
"pattern": "^(?:\\*|(?:W\\/)?\"[\\x21\\x23-\\x7e]*\"(?:[ \\t]*,[ \\t]*(?:W\\/)?\"[\\x21\\x23-\\x7e]*\")*|[!#$%&'*+.^_`|~0-9A-Za-z-]+)$"
},
{
"type": "null",
"description": "The etag returned by the tool."
}
]
},
"thumbnail_url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null",
"description": "The thumbnail url returned by the tool."
}
]
},
"web_url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/properties/file/properties/thumbnail_url/anyOf/0",
"description": "The web url returned by the tool."
},
{
"type": "null",
"description": "The web url returned by the tool."
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"id",
"provider",
"name",
"kind",
"parent_id",
"path",
"mime_type",
"size_bytes",
"modified_at",
"etag",
"thumbnail_url",
"web_url"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"description": "Structured file details associated with this tool result."
},
"content": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Complete UTF-8 text or base64 content. More than 100000 encoded characters or 50 MiB returns limit_exceeded instead of partial content; use importExternalFile for larger files. Folders return invalid_input."
},
"content_encoding": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"utf8",
"base64"
]
}
},
"required": [
"file",
"content",
"content_encoding"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"description": "Structured result returned by the read_external_file_content tool.",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}