---
title: "tool si.read.methods"
description: "a question, or nothing: the methods that answer it, or every method, each with its readiness."
section: reference
address: /reference/tools/si-read-methods
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---

# tool si.read.methods

a question, or nothing: the methods that answer it, or every method, each with its readiness.

[figure: Over MCP, si.read.methods takes MethodsInput and returns a card whose body is [Method].]

the methods that answer it, or every method, each with its readiness. The call needs the read grant at the user rung.



| | |
|---|---|
| input | [MethodsInput](/concepts/methodsinput) |
| result | a card whose body is [Method](/concepts/method) |
| read-only | yes |
| destructive | no |
| card address | `ui://scale-intelligence/cards/Method` |
| HTTP route | [`/v1/read/methods`](/reference/read/methods) |





| field | type | required | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `question` | `text` | no |  |