diff --git a/src/services/FileManagement/FileReader.ts b/src/services/FileManagement/FileReader.ts
index 0b1e9390..f19dcf4b 100644
--- a/src/services/FileManagement/FileReader.ts
+++ b/src/services/FileManagement/FileReader.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ export class FileReader {
     }
   }
 
+  public async readFile(
+    filePath: string,
+  ): Promise<{ success: boolean; data?: string; error?: Error }> {
+    try {
+      const content = await this.readFileContent(filePath);
+      return { success: true, data: content };
+    } catch (error) {
+      return { success: false, error };
+    }
+  }
+
   private async validateFilePath(filePath: string): Promise<void> {
     const stats = await stat(filePath);
     if (!stats.isFile()) {
diff --git a/src/services/LLM/actions/ReadDirectoryAction.ts b/src/services/LLM/actions/ReadDirectoryAction.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56e3bd41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/LLM/actions/ReadDirectoryAction.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+// src/services/LLM/actions/ReadDirectoryAction.ts
+import { DirectoryScanner } from "@services/FileManagement/DirectoryScanner";
+import { FileReader } from "@services/FileManagement/FileReader";
+import { autoInjectable } from "tsyringe";
+import { ActionTagsExtractor } from "./ActionTagsExtractor";
+import { readDirectoryActionBlueprint } from "./blueprints/readDirectoryActionBlueprint";
+import { BaseAction } from "./core/BaseAction";
+import { IActionBlueprint } from "./core/IAction";
+import { IActionResult } from "./types/ActionTypes";
+
+interface ReadDirectoryParams {
+  directory: string;
+}
+
+interface FileContent {
+  path: string;
+  content: string;
+}
+
+@autoInjectable()
+export class ReadDirectoryAction extends BaseAction {
+  constructor(
+    protected actionTagsExtractor: ActionTagsExtractor,
+    private directoryScanner: DirectoryScanner,
+    private fileReader: FileReader,
+  ) {
+    super(actionTagsExtractor);
+  }
+
+  protected getBlueprint(): IActionBlueprint {
+    return readDirectoryActionBlueprint;
+  }
+
+  protected parseParams(content: string): Record<string, any> {
+    const tag = this.getBlueprint().tag;
+    const match = content.match(new RegExp(`<${tag}>[\\s\\S]*?<\\/${tag}>`));
+    if (!match) {
+      this.logError("Failed to parse directory content");
+      return { directory: "" };
+    }
+
+    const tagContent = match[0];
+    const directory = this.actionTagsExtractor.extractTag(
+      tagContent,
+      "directory",
+    );
+
+    const getValue = (value: string | string[] | null): string => {
+      if (!value) return "";
+      return Array.isArray(value) ? value[0]?.trim() || "" : value.trim();
+    };
+
+    return {
+      directory: getValue(directory),
+    };
+  }
+
+  protected validateParams(params: Record<string, any>): string | null {
+    const { directory } = params as ReadDirectoryParams;
+
+    if (!directory) {
+      return "No directory provided";
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  protected async executeInternal(
+    params: Record<string, any>,
+  ): Promise<IActionResult> {
+    try {
+      const { directory } = params as ReadDirectoryParams;
+
+      this.logInfo(`Reading directory: ${directory}`);
+
+      // Scan directory for files
+      const scanResult = await this.directoryScanner.scan(directory);
+      if (!scanResult.success || !scanResult.data) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Failed to scan directory: ${scanResult.error?.message}`,
+        );
+      }
+
+      // Get array of file paths
+      if (typeof scanResult.data !== "string") {
+        throw new Error("scanResult.data is not a string");
+      }
+      const filePaths = scanResult.data.split("\n").filter(Boolean);
+
+      // Read content of each file
+      const fileContents: FileContent[] = [];
+      for (const filePath of filePaths) {
+        try {
+          const readResult = await this.fileReader.readFile(filePath);
+          if (readResult.success && readResult.data) {
+            fileContents.push({
+              path: filePath,
+              content: readResult.data,
+            });
+          }
+        } catch (error) {
+          this.logError(`Failed to read file ${filePath}: ${error}`);
+          // Continue with other files even if one fails
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (fileContents.length === 0) {
+        this.logInfo("No files read successfully");
+        return this.createSuccessResult([]);
+      }
+
+      this.logSuccess(`Successfully read ${fileContents.length} files`);
+      return this.createSuccessResult(fileContents);
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.logError(`Directory read failed: ${(error as Error).message}`);
+      return this.createErrorResult(error as Error);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/services/LLM/actions/__tests__/ReadDirectoryAction.test.ts b/src/services/LLM/actions/__tests__/ReadDirectoryAction.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b2cec9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/LLM/actions/__tests__/ReadDirectoryAction.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+import { ReadDirectoryAction } from "../ReadDirectoryAction";
+import { ActionTagsExtractor } from "../ActionTagsExtractor";
+import { DirectoryScanner } from "@services/FileManagement/DirectoryScanner";
+import { FileReader } from "@services/FileManagement/FileReader";
+import { ConfigService } from "@services/ConfigService";
+
+jest.mock("@services/FileManagement/DirectoryScanner");
+jest.mock("@services/FileManagement/FileReader");
+jest.mock("../ActionTagsExtractor");
+
+describe("ReadDirectoryAction", () => {
+  let readDirectoryAction: ReadDirectoryAction;
+  let mockActionTagsExtractor: jest.Mocked<ActionTagsExtractor>;
+  let mockDirectoryScanner: jest.Mocked<DirectoryScanner>;
+  let mockFileReader: jest.Mocked<FileReader>;
+  let mockConfigService: jest.Mocked<ConfigService>;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    // Reset all mocks
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+
+    // Mock ActionTagsExtractor
+    mockActionTagsExtractor = {
+      extractTag: jest.fn(),
+    } as unknown as jest.Mocked<ActionTagsExtractor>;
+
+    // Mock ConfigService
+    mockConfigService = {
+      getConfig: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({
+        directoryScanner: {
+          defaultIgnore: [],
+          allFiles: true,
+          maxDepth: 4,
+          directoryFirst: true,
+          excludeDirectories: [],
+        },
+      }),
+    } as unknown as jest.Mocked<ConfigService>;
+
+    // Mock DirectoryScanner
+    mockDirectoryScanner = {
+      scan: jest.fn(),
+    } as unknown as jest.Mocked<DirectoryScanner>;
+
+    // Mock FileReader
+    mockFileReader = {
+      readFile: jest.fn(),
+    } as unknown as jest.Mocked<FileReader>;
+
+    // Create instance with mocked dependencies
+    readDirectoryAction = new ReadDirectoryAction(
+      mockActionTagsExtractor,
+      mockDirectoryScanner,
+      mockFileReader,
+    );
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  describe("blueprint", () => {
+    it("should return the correct blueprint", () => {
+      const blueprint = (readDirectoryAction as any).getBlueprint();
+      expect(blueprint.tag).toBe("read_directory");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("parameter validation", () => {
+    it("should fail when no directory is provided", async () => {
+      mockActionTagsExtractor.extractTag.mockReturnValue(null);
+      const actionContent = "<read_directory></read_directory>";
+      const result = await readDirectoryAction.execute(actionContent);
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+      expect(result.error?.message).toContain("No directory provided");
+    });
+
+    it("should fail when directory is empty", async () => {
+      const actionContent =
+        "<read_directory><directory></directory></read_directory>";
+
+      mockActionTagsExtractor.extractTag.mockReturnValue("");
+
+      const result = await readDirectoryAction.execute(actionContent);
+
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+      expect(result.error?.message).toContain("No directory provided");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("directory handling", () => {
+    it("should read directory and process files successfully", async () => {
+      const directory = "/test/directory";
+      const filePaths = "/test/directory/file1.txt\n/test/directory/file2.txt";
+      const fileContents = [
+        { path: "/test/directory/file1.txt", content: "Content of file1" },
+        { path: "/test/directory/file2.txt", content: "Content of file2" },
+      ];
+
+      // Add this line to mock extractTag
+      mockActionTagsExtractor.extractTag.mockReturnValue(directory);
+
+      mockDirectoryScanner.scan.mockResolvedValue({
+        success: true,
+        data: filePaths,
+      });
+
+      mockFileReader.readFile.mockImplementation(async (filePath: string) => {
+        const file = fileContents.find((f) => f.path === filePath);
+        if (file) {
+          return { success: true, data: file.content };
+        }
+        return { success: false, error: new Error("File not found") };
+      });
+
+      const content = `<read_directory><directory>${directory}</directory></read_directory>`;
+
+      const result = await readDirectoryAction.execute(content);
+
+      expect(mockDirectoryScanner.scan).toHaveBeenCalledWith(directory);
+      expect(mockFileReader.readFile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.data).toEqual(fileContents);
+    });
+
+    it("should handle scanner failure", async () => {
+      const directory = "/test/directory";
+
+      // Add this line to mock extractTag
+      mockActionTagsExtractor.extractTag.mockReturnValue(directory);
+
+      mockDirectoryScanner.scan.mockResolvedValue({
+        success: false,
+        error: new Error("Scan failed"),
+      });
+
+      const content = `<read_directory><directory>${directory}</directory></read_directory>`;
+
+      const result = await readDirectoryAction.execute(content);
+
+      expect(mockDirectoryScanner.scan).toHaveBeenCalledWith(directory);
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+      expect(result.error?.message).toBe(
+        "Failed to scan directory: Scan failed",
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("should handle file read failure gracefully", async () => {
+      const directory = "/test/directory";
+      const filePaths = "/test/directory/file1.txt\n/test/directory/file2.txt";
+
+      // Mock extractTag to return the directory
+      mockActionTagsExtractor.extractTag.mockReturnValue(directory);
+
+      mockDirectoryScanner.scan.mockResolvedValue({
+        success: true,
+        data: filePaths,
+      });
+
+      mockFileReader.readFile.mockImplementation(async (filePath: string) => {
+        if (filePath === "/test/directory/file1.txt") {
+          return { success: true, data: "Content of file1" };
+        } else {
+          return { success: false, error: new Error("Read failed") };
+        }
+      });
+
+      const content = `<read_directory><directory>${directory}</directory></read_directory>`;
+
+      const result = await readDirectoryAction.execute(content);
+
+      expect(mockDirectoryScanner.scan).toHaveBeenCalledWith(directory);
+      expect(mockFileReader.readFile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.data).toEqual([
+        { path: "/test/directory/file1.txt", content: "Content of file1" },
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/services/LLM/actions/blueprints/index.ts b/src/services/LLM/actions/blueprints/index.ts
index 579e9e96..d840da88 100644
--- a/src/services/LLM/actions/blueprints/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/LLM/actions/blueprints/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { gitDiffActionBlueprint } from "./gitDiffActionBlueprint";
 import { gitPRDiffActionBlueprint } from "./gitPRDiffActionBlueprint";
 import { moveFileActionBlueprint } from "./moveFileActionBlueprint";
 import { readFileActionBlueprint } from "./readFileActionBlueprint";
+import { readDirectoryActionBlueprint } from "./readDirectoryActionBlueprint";
 import { relativePathLookupActionBlueprint } from "./relativePathLookupActionBlueprint";
 import {
   searchFileActionBlueprint,
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export const actionsBlueprints = {
   [searchFileActionBlueprint.tag]: searchFileActionBlueprint,
   [searchStringActionBlueprint.tag]: searchStringActionBlueprint,
   [writeFileActionBlueprint.tag]: writeFileActionBlueprint,
+  [readDirectoryActionBlueprint.tag]: readDirectoryActionBlueprint,
 } as const;
 
 // Type for action tags based on the blueprint map
diff --git a/src/services/LLM/actions/blueprints/readDirectoryActionBlueprint.ts b/src/services/LLM/actions/blueprints/readDirectoryActionBlueprint.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6d81928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/LLM/actions/blueprints/readDirectoryActionBlueprint.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// readDirectoryActionBlueprint.ts
+import { IActionBlueprint } from "../core/IAction";
+import { ReadDirectoryAction } from "../ReadDirectoryAction";
+import { ActionPriority } from "../types/ActionPriority";
+
+export const readDirectoryActionBlueprint: IActionBlueprint = {
+  tag: "read_directory",
+  class: ReadDirectoryAction,
+  description: "Read all files in a directory",
+  usageExplanation: "Use this action to read all files in a directory",
+  priority: ActionPriority.CRITICAL,
+  canRunInParallel: true,
+  requiresProcessing: true,
+  parameters: [
+    {
+      name: "directory",
+      required: true,
+      description: "The directory path to read",
+      validator: (value: any) => typeof value === "string" && value.length > 0,
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/src/services/LLM/phases/blueprints/discoveryPhaseBlueprint.ts b/src/services/LLM/phases/blueprints/discoveryPhaseBlueprint.ts
index 8d9beabb..08762a10 100644
--- a/src/services/LLM/phases/blueprints/discoveryPhaseBlueprint.ts
+++ b/src/services/LLM/phases/blueprints/discoveryPhaseBlueprint.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ Only one action per reply. Use tags properly:
   <term>...</term>
 </search_file>
 
+<read_directory>
+  <path>directory/path</path>
+</read_directory>
+
 <end_phase>strategy_phase</end_phase>
 
 <action_explainer>
diff --git a/src/services/LLM/phases/blueprints/executePhaseBlueprint.ts b/src/services/LLM/phases/blueprints/executePhaseBlueprint.ts
index 3a6bb83a..7e4c65e3 100644
--- a/src/services/LLM/phases/blueprints/executePhaseBlueprint.ts
+++ b/src/services/LLM/phases/blueprints/executePhaseBlueprint.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ IF previous action was NOT write_file:
   <destination_path>destination/path/here</destination_path>  
 </copy_file>
 
+<read_directory>
+  <path>directory/path</path>
+</read_directory>
 
 <action_explainer>
   <action>
diff --git a/src/services/LLM/phases/blueprints/strategyPhaseBlueprint.ts b/src/services/LLM/phases/blueprints/strategyPhaseBlueprint.ts
index 298f6fc8..e96f6e97 100644
--- a/src/services/LLM/phases/blueprints/strategyPhaseBlueprint.ts
+++ b/src/services/LLM/phases/blueprints/strategyPhaseBlueprint.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ REMEMBER: ONLY ONE ACTION PER REPLY!!!
   ...
 </execute_command>
 
+<read_directory>
+  <path>directory/path</path>
+</read_directory>
+
 ### Other Actions
 <action_explainer>
   <action>