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read-file

data

Reads and explores data files in CSV, JSON, Parquet, Avro, Excel, spatial, and other formats using DuckDB. Works with local paths and remote sources like S3, GCS, Azure, and HTTPS URLs. Resolves file

Setup & Installation

npx skills add https://github.com/duckdb/read-file --skill read-file
or paste the link and ask your coding assistant to install it
https://github.com/duckdb/read-file
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What This Skill Does

Reads and explores data files in CSV, JSON, Parquet, Avro, Excel, spatial, and other formats using DuckDB. Works with local paths and remote sources like S3, GCS, Azure, and HTTPS URLs. Resolves file paths automatically and detects format by extension. Instead of installing format-specific tools or writing boilerplate reader code for each file type, this skill dispatches to the right DuckDB reader automatically and handles remote credential setup in one step.

When to use it

  • Working with read file functionality
  • Implementing read file features
  • Debugging read file related issues