# docs_read Read a bounded line window from one LeapView document returned by docs_search. Continue with nextOffset when truncated is true. Machine-readable: [focused JSON](/docs/agent-tools/tools/docs_read.json) ยท [complete manifest](/docs/agent-tools/manifest.json) ## Contract | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Required privilege | `USE_AGENT` | | Effect | `read` | | Operation | `manual` | | Tags | `documentation` | | Defaults | `{"limit":200,"offset":1}` | | MCP annotations | read-only, idempotent, non-destructive, closed-world | ## Input schema ```json { "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "id": { "description": "Stable doc:\u003cpath\u003e ID returned by docs_search.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "limit": { "description": "Maximum lines to read; defaults to 200 and is also byte-bounded.", "maximum": 500, "minimum": 1, "type": "integer" }, "offset": { "description": "First line to read, starting at 1; defaults to 1.", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer" } }, "required": [ "id" ], "type": "object" } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "content": { "type": "string" }, "id": { "type": "string" }, "lineEnd": { "type": "integer" }, "lineStart": { "type": "integer" }, "nextOffset": { "type": "integer" }, "path": { "type": "string" }, "title": { "type": "string" }, "totalLines": { "type": "integer" }, "truncated": { "type": "boolean" }, "url": { "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "content", "id", "lineEnd", "lineStart", "path", "title", "totalLines", "truncated", "url" ], "type": "object" } ```