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grep¶

Search for regex patterns across files in the project.

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`)

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.)

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"
}

Find files matching a glob pattern.

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

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

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}"
}