file-readinglisted

Use this skill when a file has been uploaded but its content is NOT in your context — only its path at /mnt/user-data/uploads/ is listed in an uploaded_files block. This skill is a router: it tells you which tool to use for each file type (pdf, docx, xlsx, csv, json, images, archives, ebooks) so you read the right amount the right way instead of blindly running cat on a binary. Triggers: any mention of /mnt/user-data/uploads/, an uploaded_files section, a file_path tag, or a user asking about an uploaded file you have not yet read. Do NOT use this skill if the file content is already visible in your context inside a documents block — you already have it.
Wide-Moat/open-computer-use · ★ 114 · Data & Documents · score 74

Install: claude install-skill Wide-Moat/open-computer-use

# Reading Uploaded Files ## Why this skill exists When a user uploads a file in claude.ai, Claude Desktop, or Cowork, the file is written to `/mnt/user-data/uploads/<filename>` and you are told the path in an `<uploaded_files>` block. **The content is not in your context.** You must go read it. The naive thing — `cat /mnt/user-data/uploads/whatever` — is wrong for most files: - On a PDF it prints binary garbage. - On a 100MB CSV it floods your context with rows you will never use. - On a DOCX it prints the raw ZIP bytes. - On an image it does nothing useful at all. This skill tells you the right first move for each type, and when to hand off to a deeper skill. ## General protocol 1. **Look at the extension.** That is your dispatch key. 2. **Stat before you read.** Large files need sampling, not slurping. ```bash stat -c '%s bytes, %y' /mnt/user-data/uploads/report.pdf file /mnt/user-data/uploads/report.pdf ``` 3. **Read just enough to answer the user's question.** If they asked "how many rows are in this CSV", don't load the whole thing into pandas — `wc -l` gives a fast approximation (it counts newlines, not CSV records, so it may over-count if quoted fields contain embedded newlines). 4. **If a dedicated skill exists, go read it.** The table below tells you when. The dedicated skills cover editing, creating, and advanced operations that this skill does not. ## `extract-text` For docx, odt, epub, xlsx, pptx, rtf, and ipynb the first mov