{"version":"2.1.284","anchor":"the-read-tool-description-was-rewritten","canonical_anchor":"the-read-tool-description-was-rewritten","heading":"Read tool instructions reworded for some model setups","tier":"internal","area":"Tools","url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.284\/e\/the-read-tool-description-was-rewritten","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.284","markdown":"### Read tool instructions reworded for some model setups\n\nThe instructions Claude gets for reading files were reworded for some model setups and still open with the same first sentence\n\n**Unclear.** It is unclear which part of the text changed, since the stock Read description measured under this release is unchanged from the previous one.\n\n**What**\n\nThe Read tool's description, the instructions Claude gets for reading files from your computer, was reworded for some model setups. It still opens with \"Reads a file from the local filesystem.\"\n\n**Why**\n\nA change to these instructions can change how Claude goes about reading files.\n\n- Area: Tools\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}