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# read\_file

Read one file by path. Stored content wins; the template is the fallback — so the response is always what the next run or generation will actually use.

## Request

```
GET /api/v1/ops/projects/{project}/files/content?path={path}
```

| Parameter | In    | Type   | Required | Description                                             |
| --------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| `project` | path  | string | yes      | The project's public id.                                |
| `path`    | query | string | yes      | The file path, e.g. `Configurations/Default.config.js`. |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TESTVIBE_API_KEY" \
  "$TESTVIBE_SERVER/api/v1/ops/projects/$PROJECT/files/content?path=Configurations/Default.config.js"
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="CLI" %}

```bash
testvibe files get Configurations/Default.config.js
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="MCP" %}
Tool **`read_file`** — `{ "path": "Configurations/Default.config.js" }`.
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Response

```json
{
  "path": "Configurations/Default.config.js",
  "kind": "config",
  "source": "template",
  "content": "module.exports = {\n  use: { browserName: 'chromium', viewport: { width: 1280, height: 720 } },\n  …\n};\n"
}
```

{% hint style="info" %}
Writing a new configuration? Read `Configurations/Default.config.js` first and use it as the reference shape.
{% endhint %}

## Errors

| HTTP                  | When                                     |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| `400 invalid_request` | Missing `path`.                          |
| `404 not_found`       | No stored or template file at that path. |


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