---
title: "tool si.read.parameter"
description: "its name: its value, with its dimension and version."
section: reference
address: /reference/tools/si-read-parameter
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---

# tool si.read.parameter

its name: its value, with its dimension and version.

[figure: Over MCP, si.read.parameter takes ParameterInput and returns a card whose body is Parameter.]

its value, with its dimension and version. The call needs the read grant at the tenant rung.



| | |
|---|---|
| input | [ParameterInput](/concepts/parameterinput) |
| result | a card whose body is [Parameter](/concepts/parameter) |
| read-only | yes |
| destructive | no |
| card address | `ui://scale-intelligence/cards/Parameter` |
| HTTP route | [`/v1/read/parameter`](/reference/read/parameter) |





| field | type | required | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `name` | `text` | yes |  |
| `scope` | [Scope](/concepts/scope) | no |  |