[FEATURE] Option to directly display a text file

Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jul 2, 2026 by Threeethan

Preflight Checklist

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Problem Statement

When working with Claude code it can be useful to inspect files directly, but at this point simply displaying a file needs to be processed, regenerating each character.

A method to directly display text would useful, both to reduce token usage / increase speed and to ensure that the user has access to the ground truth of the files.

Proposed Solution

Give Claude a small tool to pipe file contents into the window without reconstituting the file (ideally with an option to do so within line:line segments)

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

Low - Nice to have

Feature Category

Interactive mode (TUI)

Use Case Example

In the midst of a conversation with Claude the user wants to manually review a segment of a file (code or config) - they ask "Please display the contents of file.json"

This enhancement would make this a quick and efficient request

Additional Context

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