[FEATURE] Option to directly display a text file
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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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