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grep

Search for regex patterns across files in the project.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
pattern	string	Yes	Regex pattern to search for
path	string	No	Directory or file to search in (defaults to working directory)
include	string	No	File glob to filter results (e.g. *.rs, *.ts)

Features

• Uses Rust regex syntax
• Returns matching lines with file paths and line numbers
• Caps results at 200 matches to keep responses manageable
• Skips binary files and common non-text extensions (.png, .jpg, .exe, .dll, etc.)

Examples

Search for a function definition:

{
  "pattern": "fn\\s+build_system_prompt",
  "include": "*.rs"
}

Search for TODO comments in a specific directory:

{
  "pattern": "TODO|FIXME|HACK",
  "path": "src/"
}

Search for import statements:

{
  "pattern": "^use\\s+crate::",
  "include": "*.rs"
}

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glob

Find files matching a glob pattern.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
pattern	string	Yes	Glob pattern to match
path	string	No	Directory to search in (defaults to working directory)

Pattern Syntax

Pattern	Meaning
*	Match any characters (except /)
**	Match any directories recursively
?	Match any single character
[abc]	Match any character in the set
[a-z]	Match any character in the range

Examples

Find all Rust source files:

{
  "pattern": "**/*.rs"
}

Find test files:

{
  "pattern": "**/test*.rs"
}

Find files in a specific directory:

{
  "pattern": "*.toml",
  "path": "crates/"
}

Find configuration files:

{
  "pattern": "**/*.{json,yaml,yml,toml}"
}