diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
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@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Async SQLAlchemy + aiosqlite. `MemoryStore`: schema init (+ lightweight SQLite `
 Module-level `@tool` handlers. Call `set_workspace_root()` before use.
 
 - **`workspace`**: path resolve under primary root **or** temporary allowlist roots; path substring denylist; command basename denylist (CLI: timed human allow override, default deny on timeout; **not** skipped by YOLO); clearer deny messages.
-- **`file`**: `read_file` (`with_lineno`), `write_file`, `listdir`, `tree` (VCS + default noise dirs + optional `skip_dirs` / denylist walk), `glob_paths`, `grep_files` (regex, skip VCS/binary), `edit_replace` (`max_replaces`, reports remaining matches), `edit_lineno` (1-based range; only lines read via `with_lineno`; read state resets on any file write/edit/copy/move/delete), `copy_path` / `move_path` / `delete_path`, `new_temporary_workspace` (system temp allowlist; cleanup on chat exit; no session rebind).
+- **`file`**: `read_file` (`with_lineno`, `max_chars`), `write_file`, `listdir`, `tree` (VCS + default noise dirs + optional `skip_dirs` / denylist walk), `glob_paths`, `grep_files` (regex, skip VCS/binary), `edit_replace` (`max_replaces`, reports remaining matches), `edit_lineno` (1-based range; only lines read via `with_lineno`; read state resets on any file write/edit/copy/move/delete), `copy_path` / `move_path` / `delete_path`, `new_temporary_workspace` (system temp allowlist; cleanup on chat exit; no session rebind), `get_truncated` (resume truncated `read_file`/`fetch` via `TRUNCATE_TOKEN`).
 - **`process`**: `run_argv` (argv, no shell, timeout, optional stdin/env); `run_argv_batch` (serial steps, `pipe_out` on provider, `mix_stderr`, `stop_on_error`); PTY `open_pty` / `read_pty` / `write_pty` (literal) / `write_pty_keys` (escapes) / `ask_into_pty` (human→PTY only; `secret` no-echo; answer never in tool result) / `close_pty` (POSIX: `pty`+`fork`; Windows: ConPTY via `pywinpty` env marker dep).
 - PTY: backend in `pty_backend.py`; structured status (`alive`/`exit_code`/`data`); `read_pty(..., until=)` (**CSI sanitized** so host TTY is never reset); keys via `write_pty_keys` only (`\xHH`, `ctrl+x`, `key=esc`); secrets via `ask_into_pty` (not `write_pty` data); session limit/idle TTL/output budget; close terminate→kill.
 - CLI limit hooks: interactive confirm to raise tool-loop rounds, PTY session cap, or PTY output budget.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ User messages are saved immediately. On API error or Ctrl+C, partial assistant/t
 
 ## Tools (when enabled)
 
-Default registry: file ops (including `tree` with default noise-dir skips), `run_argv` / `run_argv_batch` / PTY (POSIX openpty; Windows ConPTY via pywinpty), read-only VCS (git), HTTP `fetch` (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE via niquests; private/loopback hosts need a human policy grant, not YOLO), human prompts (`ask_user_line` / `ask_user_choice` / `ask_user_form`), `wait` (line prompt with timeout; Enter disturbs), and todo stack tools (`todo_list` / `todo_push` / `todo_pop` / `todo_update` / `todo_clear`).
+Default registry: file ops (including `tree` with default noise-dir skips), `run_argv` / `run_argv_batch` / PTY (POSIX openpty; Windows ConPTY via pywinpty), read-only VCS (git), HTTP `fetch` (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE via niquests; private/loopback hosts need a human policy grant, not YOLO), human prompts (`ask_user_line` / `ask_user_choice` / `ask_user_form`), `wait` (line prompt with timeout; Enter disturbs), `get_truncated` (resume truncated results via `TRUNCATE_TOKEN`), and todo stack tools (`todo_list` / `todo_push` / `todo_pop` / `todo_update` / `todo_clear`).
 
 Safety defaults: