diff --git a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/community/tenki/sandbox.py b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/community/tenki/sandbox.py
index e1b1a926a..4a29841ce 100644
--- a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/community/tenki/sandbox.py
+++ b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/community/tenki/sandbox.py
@@ -282,13 +282,27 @@ class TenkiSandbox(Sandbox):
 
     # ── file operations ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-    def read_file(self, path: str) -> str:
+    def read_file(
+        self,
+        path: str,
+        start_line: int | None = None,
+        end_line: int | None = None,
+    ) -> str:
         resolved = self._resolve_path(path)
         try:
-            return self._fs_op(lambda fs: fs.read_text(resolved))
+            content = self._fs_op(lambda fs: fs.read_text(resolved))
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error("read_file %s failed: %s", resolved, e)
             return f"Error: {e}"
+        if start_line is None and end_line is None:
+            return content
+        lines = (content or "").splitlines()
+        # Clamp like LocalSandbox.read_file: a negative start would otherwise
+        # wrap around through Python's negative-index slicing instead of
+        # reading from the first line.
+        start = max(start_line or 1, 1)
+        end = max(end_line, 0) if end_line is not None else len(lines)
+        return "\n".join(lines[start - 1 : end])
 
     def write_file(self, path: str, content: str, append: bool = False) -> None:
         self._write_bytes(self._resolve_path(path), content.encode("utf-8"), append=append)
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_tenki_provider.py b/backend/tests/test_tenki_provider.py
index 8134b894f..0ee85e0dd 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_tenki_provider.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_tenki_provider.py
@@ -514,6 +514,23 @@ def test_read_missing_file_returns_error() -> None:
     assert box.read_file("/mnt/user-data/workspace/nope.txt").startswith("Error:")
 
 
+def test_read_file_supports_bounded_ranges() -> None:
+    """The tools layer passes ``start_line``/``end_line`` on every ranged read."""
+    box = TenkiSandbox("sb", _FakeSandbox())
+    box.write_file("/mnt/user-data/workspace/range.txt", "line 1\nline 2\nline 3\nline 4\nline 5")
+    assert box.read_file("/mnt/user-data/workspace/range.txt") == "line 1\nline 2\nline 3\nline 4\nline 5"
+    assert box.read_file("/mnt/user-data/workspace/range.txt", start_line=2, end_line=4) == "line 2\nline 3\nline 4"
+    assert box.read_file("/mnt/user-data/workspace/range.txt", start_line=4) == "line 4\nline 5"
+    assert box.read_file("/mnt/user-data/workspace/range.txt", end_line=2) == "line 1\nline 2"
+    # A start past EOF comes back empty rather than raising: the tool layer's
+    # "(start_line exceeds file length)" message and the truncated-read
+    # continuation path both depend on that contract.
+    assert box.read_file("/mnt/user-data/workspace/range.txt", start_line=99) == ""
+    # Negative bounds clamp like LocalSandbox instead of wrapping around.
+    assert box.read_file("/mnt/user-data/workspace/range.txt", start_line=-1) == ("line 1\nline 2\nline 3\nline 4\nline 5")
+    assert box.read_file("/mnt/user-data/workspace/range.txt", end_line=-1) == ""
+
+
 def test_download_missing_file_raises_oserror() -> None:
     box = TenkiSandbox("sb", _FakeSandbox())
     with pytest.raises(OSError):