diff --git a/agent.py b/agent.py
index f3c0f8e..085efa0 100644
--- a/agent.py
+++ b/agent.py
@@ -312,19 +312,8 @@ class QuoteJudgeStudioV1(A2AAgent[QuoteJudgeStudioV1Config, PlatformUserAuth]):
                 "comparison_id": _clean_comparison_id(comparison_id),
             }
         try:
-            grant = await ctx.workspace.request_access(
-                files=[document.path],
-                mode=WorkspaceMode.READ_ONLY,
-                reason="Parse the caller-uploaded quote file for comparison.",
-                purpose="Read uploaded vendor quote file",
-            )
-            view = await ctx.workspace.open_view(
-                purpose="Read uploaded vendor quote file",
-                hints=[document.path],
-                max_files=1,
-                reason="Parse the caller-uploaded quote file for comparison.",
-            )
-            raw = await view.read(grant.files[0].path)
+            reader = getattr(ctx.workspace, "read_bytes")
+            raw = reader(document.path)
         except Exception:
             return {
                 "ok": False,