diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
index 8e2e075e..e1a71ba7 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Iterable
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing import Sequence
     from .ExecContext import ExecContext
+    from .ProcFilter import ProcFilter, ProcPipeline
 
 import os, sys, json
 
@@ -101,6 +102,20 @@ async def run_sudo(cmd: list[str], *args, interactive: bool=True, ec: ExecContex
         ec = Local(interactive=interactive)
     return await ec.sudo(cmd, *args, **kwargs)
 
+async def get(
+        uri: str|Uri,
+        *args,
+        ctx: FileContext|None=None,
+        content_filter: ProcFilter|list[ProcFilter]|ProcPipeline|None = None,
+        **kwargs
+    ) -> Result:
+    uri = Uri.pimp(uri)
+    if ctx is None or uri.id != ctx.uri.id:
+        from .FileContext import FileContext
+        ctx = FileContext.create(uri)
+    from .ProcFilter import run as run_pipeline
+    return await run_pipeline(await ctx.get(uri.path, *args, **kwargs), content_filter)
+
 async def copy(src_uri: str|Iterable[str], dst: str|FileContext, owner: str|None=None, group: str|None=None, mode: int|None=None, throw=True) -> Exception|str|list[str]:
     if not isinstance(src_uri, str):
         ret: list[str] = []