WriteFile
FileTools
Description
Save content to files reliably and safely! WriteFile lets you create new files or overwrite existing ones with full control over encoding and write mode.
With atomic write operations, automatic directory creation, and an optional overwrite protection feature, your data integrity is guaranteed. Perfect for reports, generated code, configurations, and all kinds of file exports.
Why This Tool Stands Out
- Results depend on input, configuration and implementation. Verify behavior in your environment; no accuracy, security or performance guarantee is established here.
- Encoding Control for all formats
- Overwrite Protection optionally available
- Automatic Folders are created
Perfect for:
Developers who generate code; data analysts who create reports; system administrators who deploy configurations; and anyone who needs to create files programmatically. Ideal for build processes, data exports, and template generation.
Workflow support; time savings depend on the task
Instead of creating files manually, inserting content, and adjusting formatting, write everything with a single API call - including correct encoding and directory structure.
JSON Parameters
- filePath REQUIRED (String)The full path of the target file. Example: "C:\\Output\\report.txt"
- content REQUIRED (String)The content to write to the file. Can be text, JSON, XML, or any data.
- encoding OPTIONAL (String)The character encoding for the file. Possible values: "UTF-8", "UTF-16", "ASCII". Default: "UTF-8"
- overwrite OPTIONAL (Boolean)If true, an existing file is overwritten. If false, the operation fails if the file exists. Default: false
Example Call
{
"tool": "WriteFile",
"params": {
"filePath": "C:\\Reports\\daily.txt",
"content": "This is my report content...",
"encoding": "UTF-8",
"overwrite": true
}
}
Example Usage
- "Save this report as Q4-Results.txt in the Documents folder"
Return Values
The tool returns an object with the following properties:
- success (Boolean)
True if the write was successful - filePath (String)
The actual path of the file that was written - bytesWritten (Integer)
Number of bytes written - encoding (String)
The character encoding used - error (String, optional)
Error message if the write failed
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