diff --git a/plugins/AI-Agent-Local/src/main/assets/prompts/tools.yml b/plugins/AI-Agent-Local/src/main/assets/prompts/tools.yml
index e44632f0..c439cdb7 100644
--- a/plugins/AI-Agent-Local/src/main/assets/prompts/tools.yml
+++ b/plugins/AI-Agent-Local/src/main/assets/prompts/tools.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ tool_call_format:
     examples:
       - purpose: Greeting / question you can answer -> respond
         call: '<tool_call>{"tool":"respond","args":{"message":"Hi! What would you like to build?"}}</tool_call>'
-      - purpose: Open a file (a bare name is fine here) -> open_file
-        call: '<tool_call>{"tool":"open_file","args":{"file_path":"{{EXAMPLE_FILE_NAME}}"}}</tool_call>'
+      - purpose: Show or read a file (source, build.gradle, strings.xml; a bare name is fine) -> read_file
+        call: '<tool_call>{"tool":"read_file","args":{"file_path":"{{EXAMPLE_FILE_NAME}}"}}</tool_call>'
       - purpose: Change one line of a file -> edit_file
         call: '<tool_call>{"tool":"edit_file","args":{"file_path":"{{EXAMPLE_FILE_PATH}}","old_string":"setTitle(\"Old\")","new_string":"setTitle(\"New\")"}}</tool_call>'
       - purpose: Change two lines (note the \n, never a real line break) -> edit_file
diff --git a/plugins/AI-Agent-Local/src/test/kotlin/com/itsaky/androidide/plugins/aiagentlocal/prompt/LocalSystemPromptTest.kt b/plugins/AI-Agent-Local/src/test/kotlin/com/itsaky/androidide/plugins/aiagentlocal/prompt/LocalSystemPromptTest.kt
index c9eefd76..df5a2722 100644
--- a/plugins/AI-Agent-Local/src/test/kotlin/com/itsaky/androidide/plugins/aiagentlocal/prompt/LocalSystemPromptTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/AI-Agent-Local/src/test/kotlin/com/itsaky/androidide/plugins/aiagentlocal/prompt/LocalSystemPromptTest.kt
@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@ class LocalSystemPromptTest {
         assertTrue(prompt.contains(""""query":"Foo""""))
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun givenTheShippedExamples_whenBuilding_thenOneShowsHowToReadAFile() {
+        // "Show me app/build.gradle" went to search_project while the prompt had no read_file example.
+        assertTrue(
+            prompt(examplePath = "src/Foo.kt")
+                .contains("""<tool_call>{"tool":"read_file","args":{"file_path":"Foo.kt"}}</tool_call>""")
+        )
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun givenADotfileExamplePath_whenBuilding_thenTheStemIsItsWholeName() {
         assertTrue(prompt(examplePath = "app/.gitignore").contains(""""query":".gitignore""""))
diff --git a/plugins/AI-Core/src/main/assets/prompts/tool_descriptions.yml b/plugins/AI-Core/src/main/assets/prompts/tool_descriptions.yml
index a384fb21..d442ccfe 100644
--- a/plugins/AI-Core/src/main/assets/prompts/tool_descriptions.yml
+++ b/plugins/AI-Core/src/main/assets/prompts/tool_descriptions.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ built_in_tools:
     arguments:
       file_path: Project-relative path of the file to open.
   read_build_output:
-    description: Read the current build output and status
+    description: Read the log of the last build and whether it passed; to read build.gradle or any other file, use read_file
   create_file:
     description: Create a new file with given content
     arguments: