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# List Files • AI Agent SDK

> list_files: List files in a sandbox directory.

# list\_files

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> This is a method of the [**SandboxProtocol**](../classes/SandboxProtocol) class in the [**protocols**](../modules/protocols) module.

List files in a sandbox directory.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
async def list_files(path: str) -> List[str]
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="path" type="str" required={false} default="'/'">
  Directory path within sandbox
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="List[str]">
  List of file paths
</ResponseField>

## Source

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