Job 35ec21fd-c190-4742-ab3b-eb0f7c821b2b
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greg
greg
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Thinking
Let's start by first understanding the problem. The issue is about the `grep_search` tool. When a file path like `"internal/store/store.go"` is passed as the `glob` parameter, it gets sent to `grep --include=`, but this expects a glob pattern (with wildcards) that matches against the basename. So an exact file path without wildcards won't match correctly.
Let's take a look at the code in `internal/tools/grep_search.go`.
I'll start by examining the current implementation of `grep_search` to understand the bug.
Tool 🔧 read_file {"end_line":200,"path":"internal/tools/grep_search.go","start_line":1}
Arguments
{"end_line":200,"path":"internal/tools/grep_search.go","start_line":1}
Result
{"path":"internal/tools/grep_search.go","content":"package tools\n\nimport (\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\t\"strconv\"\n\t\"strings\"\n\n\t\"github.com/abrander/zoo/internal/llm\"\n)\n\ntype grepSearchParams struct {\n\tPattern string `json:\"query\"`\n\tGlob string `json:\"glob\"`\n\tCaseSensitive bool `json:\"case_sensitive\"`\n\tContextBefore int `json:\"context_before\"`\n\tContextAfter int `json:\"context_after\"`\n\tMaxResults int `json:\"max_results\"`\n}\n\nfunc init() {\n\ttool := llm.NewTool(\n\t\t\"grep_search\",\n\t\t\"Search for an extended regular expression (ERE, e.g. 'foo|bar', 'func\\\\(') in project files (in the project container). Supports context lines, a glob filter, and case sensitivity control.\")\n\n\ttool.AddStringProperty(\"query\", \"The regex pattern to search for\", true)\n\ttool.AddStringProperty(\"glob\", \"Optional glob pattern to filter files, e.g. '*.go'\", false)\n\ttool.AddBooleanProperty(\"case_sensitive\", \"Whether the search should be case sensitive (default: false)\", false)\n\ttool.AddIntegerProperty(\"context_before\", \"Number of lines of context to show before each match (default: 0)\", false)\n\ttool.AddIntegerProperty(\"context_after\", \"Number of lines of context to show after each match (default: 0)\", false)\n\ttool.AddIntegerProperty(\"max_results\", \"Maximum number of matching lines to return (default: 100, 0 means no limit)\", false)\n\n\tRegister(tool, grepSearch)\n}\n\nfunc grepSearch(ctx Context, params grepSearchParams) (string, error) {\n\tmaxResults := params.MaxResults\n\tif maxResults == 0 {\n\t\tmaxResults = 100\n\t}\n\n\t// -E makes grep interpret the pattern as an extended regular\n\t// expression (ERE), which is the \"real\" regex flavor the tool\n\t// promises: |, +, ?, (), {} all work as metacharacters. Without\n\t// it, grep falls back to BRE, where those are treated literally.\n\targs := []string{\"grep\", \"-Rn\", \"-I\", \"-E\"}\n\tif !params.CaseSensitive {\n\t\targs = append(args, \"-i\")\n\t}\n\n\tif params.ContextBefore \u003e 0 {\n\t\targs = append(args, \"-B\", strconv.Itoa(params.ContextBefore))\n\t}\n\n\tif params.ContextAfter \u003e 0 {\n\t\targs = append(args, \"-A\", strconv.Itoa(params.ContextAfter))\n\t}\n\n\tif params.Glob != \"\" {\n\t\targs = append(args, \"--include=\"+shellQuote(params.Glob))\n\t}\n\n\targs = append(args, \"-e\", shellQuote(params.Pattern), \"/project\")\n\n\tcmd := strings.Join(args, \" \") + fmt.Sprintf(\" | head -n %d\", maxResults)\n\n\toutput, stderr, err := ctx.Exec(context.Background(), cmd)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\t// grep exits non-zero (with empty output) when there are no\n\t\t// matches; that's a normal result, not a tool failure.\n\t\tif strings.TrimSpace(output) == \"\" \u0026\u0026 strings.TrimSpace(stderr) == \"\" {\n\t\t\treturn \"No matches found.\", nil\n\t\t}\n\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"grep_search: %w\", execErr(err, output, stderr))\n\t}\n\n\tif strings.TrimSpace(output) == \"\" {\n\t\t// The pipeline's exit status is head's, so a grep failure (e.g.\n\t\t// a bad regex) doesn't surface as an error; its diagnostic is on\n\t\t// stderr instead of in the match list.\n\t\tif msg := strings.TrimSpace(stderr); msg != \"\" {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"grep_search: %s\", msg)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\treturn \"No matches found.\", nil\n\t}\n\n\treturn output, nil\n}","start_line":1,"end_line":90,"total_lines":90,"truncated":false}
Tool 🔧 list_files {"path":"internal/tools","recursive":false}
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{"path":"internal/tools","recursive":false}
Result
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 Aug 26 11:37 . drwxr-xr-x 11 user user 4096 Aug 26 11:37 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 1587 Aug 26 11:37 bash.go -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 1853 Aug 26 11:37 context.go -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 1573 Aug 26 11:37 edit-file.go -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 5426 Aug 26 11:37 forgejo.go -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 3030 Aug 26 11:37 grep_search.go -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 1419 Aug 26 11:37 list_files.go -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 1024 Aug 26 11:37 move_file.go -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 2518 Aug 26 11:37 read_file.go -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 1995 Aug 26 11:37 registry.go -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 691 Aug 26 11:37 remove_file.go -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 2378 Aug 26 11:37 shell.go -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 7583 Aug 26 11:37 tools_test.go -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 805 Aug 26 11:37 write_file.go
Thinking
Next, let's check the supporting files: `shell.go` (for `shellQuote` and `execErr`), `context.go`, and the test file `tools_test.go`.
Now let me look at the supporting files to understand the helpers and test setup:
Tool 🔧 read_file {"end_line":100,"path":"internal/tools/shell.go","start_line":1}
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{"end_line":100,"path":"internal/tools/shell.go","start_line":1}
Result
{"path":"internal/tools/shell.go","content":"package tools\n\nimport (\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"encoding/base64\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\t\"strings\"\n)\n\n// shellQuote wraps s in single quotes for safe interpolation into a `sh\n// -c` command string, escaping any embedded single quotes.\nfunc shellQuote(s string) string {\n\treturn \"'\" + strings.ReplaceAll(s, \"'\", `'\\''`) + \"'\"\n}\n\nfunc resolvePath(path string) string {\n\tif path == \"\" {\n\t\treturn \"/project\"\n\t}\n\n\tif path == \".\" || path == \"./\" {\n\t\treturn \"/project\"\n\t}\n\n\tif strings.HasPrefix(path, \"/project/\") {\n\t\treturn path\n\t}\n\n\tif !strings.HasPrefix(path, \"/\") {\n\t\treturn \"/project/\" + strings.TrimPrefix(path, \"/\")\n\t}\n\n\treturn path\n}\n\n// combineOutput merges a command's stdout and stderr into the single\n// string a tool result presents: stdout first, then stderr if the\n// command wrote to both.\nfunc combineOutput(stdout, stderr string) string {\n\tswitch {\n\tcase stdout == \"\":\n\t\treturn stderr\n\tcase stderr == \"\":\n\t\treturn stdout\n\tcase strings.HasSuffix(stdout, \"\\n\"):\n\t\treturn stdout + stderr\n\tdefault:\n\t\treturn stdout + \"\\n\" + stderr\n\t}\n}\n\n// execErr wraps an Exec failure with whatever the command printed, so\n// a non-zero exit code doesn't swallow the error message.\nfunc execErr(err error, stdout, stderr string) error {\n\tif out := strings.TrimSpace(combineOutput(stdout, stderr)); out != \"\" {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"%w: %s\", err, out)\n\t}\n\n\treturn err\n}\n\nfunc shellReadFile(ctx Context, path string) ([]byte, error) {\n\tp := resolvePath(path)\n\n\t// We use base64 encoding to avoid issues with binary data and\n\t// special characters in the file content. The output of the command\n\t// will be base64-encoded, which we then decode in Go.\n\toutput, stderr, err := ctx.Exec(context.Background(), \"base64 \"+shellQuote(p))\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, execErr(err, output, stderr)\n\t}\n\n\tdecoded, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(output)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"decode base64 output of %q: %w\", path, err)\n\t}\n\n\treturn decoded, nil\n}\n\nfunc shellWriteFile(ctx Context, path string, content []byte) error {\n\tp := resolvePath(path)\n\tencoded := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(content)\n\n\tcmd := fmt.Sprintf(\n\t\t`mkdir -p \"$(dirname %s)\" \u0026\u0026 echo %s | base64 -d \u003e %s`,\n\t\tshellQuote(p), shellQuote(encoded), shellQuote(p))\n\n\tstdout, stderr, err := ctx.Exec(context.Background(), cmd)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"write %q: %w\", path, execErr(err, stdout, stderr))\n\t}\n\n\treturn nil\n}","start_line":1,"end_line":95,"total_lines":95,"truncated":false}
Tool 🔧 read_file {"end_line":100,"path":"internal/tools/context.go","start_line":1}
Arguments
{"end_line":100,"path":"internal/tools/context.go","start_line":1}
Result
{"path":"internal/tools/context.go","content":"// Package tools is the registry of functions an agent's tool-calling\n// loop can invoke, ported from ../a/tools but retargeted at a Docker\n// container (via Exec) and the Forgejo issue/PR that triggered the run\n// (via Forgejo()) instead of a local sandboxed filesystem.\npackage tools\n\nimport \"context\"\n\n// Context is bound to a single agent run (job), unlike ../a's single\n// global Context, since multiple agents run concurrently in zoo.\ntype Context interface {\n\t// Exec runs command inside the run's container via `sh -c` and\n\t// returns its stdout and stderr as separate strings. A non-zero\n\t// exit code is an error; the output is still returned so callers\n\t// can surface it.\n\tExec(ctx context.Context, command string) (stdout, stderr string, err error)\n\n\t// Forgejo returns the actions bound to the issue/PR that triggered\n\t// this run, so tools don't need to be told which repo/issue to act\n\t// on.\n\tForgejo() ForgejoActions\n}\n\n// ForgejoActions are the actions available to an agent against the\n// triggering issue/PR. Implemented by internal/agentrun, backed by\n// internal/forgejo.Client plus the run's owner/repo/issue.\ntype ForgejoActions interface {\n\tComment(body string) error\n\tOpenPullRequest(head, base, title, body string) error\n\tRequestReview(reviewers []string) error\n\tAddLabel(name string) error\n\tRemoveLabel(name string) error\n\tCloseIssue() error\n\tReopenIssue() error\n\n\t// AssignIssue hands the triggering issue/PR off to another agent by\n\t// their name (which doubles as their Forgejo username); the\n\t// resulting issue:assigned event triggers that agent's run.\n\tAssignIssue(agentName string) error\n\n\t// SubmitReview submits a review on the triggering pull request with\n\t// the given verdict (forgejo.ReviewStateApproved,\n\t// ReviewStateChangesRequest, or ReviewStateComment) and body.\n\tSubmitReview(state, body string) error\n}","start_line":1,"end_line":45,"total_lines":45,"truncated":false}
Tool 🔧 read_file {"end_line":300,"path":"internal/tools/tools_test.go","start_line":1}
Arguments
{"end_line":300,"path":"internal/tools/tools_test.go","start_line":1}
Result
{"path":"internal/tools/tools_test.go","content":"package tools\n\nimport (\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"encoding/json\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\t\"strings\"\n\t\"testing\"\n)\n\ntype fakeForgejoActions struct {\n\tcomments []string\n\tassigned []string\n\treviews []string\n}\n\nfunc (f *fakeForgejoActions) Comment(body string) error {\n\tf.comments = append(f.comments, body)\n\treturn nil\n}\nfunc (f *fakeForgejoActions) OpenPullRequest(head, base, title, body string) error { return nil }\nfunc (f *fakeForgejoActions) RequestReview(reviewers []string) error { return nil }\nfunc (f *fakeForgejoActions) AddLabel(name string) error { return nil }\nfunc (f *fakeForgejoActions) RemoveLabel(name string) error { return nil }\nfunc (f *fakeForgejoActions) CloseIssue() error { return nil }\nfunc (f *fakeForgejoActions) ReopenIssue() error { return nil }\nfunc (f *fakeForgejoActions) AssignIssue(agentName string) error {\n\tf.assigned = append(f.assigned, agentName)\n\treturn nil\n}\nfunc (f *fakeForgejoActions) SubmitReview(state, body string) error {\n\tf.reviews = append(f.reviews, state)\n\treturn nil\n}\n\ntype fakeContext struct {\n\tlastCmd string\n\tstdout string\n\tstderr string\n\terr error\n\tfg *fakeForgejoActions\n}\n\nfunc (f *fakeContext) Exec(ctx context.Context, command string) (string, string, error) {\n\tf.lastCmd = command\n\treturn f.stdout, f.stderr, f.err\n}\n\nfunc (f *fakeContext) Forgejo() ForgejoActions {\n\treturn f.fg\n}\n\nfunc TestShellQuote(t *testing.T) {\n\tcases := map[string]string{\n\t\t\"simple\": \"'simple'\",\n\t\t\"it's a dir\": `'it'\\''s a dir'`,\n\t}\n\tfor in, want := range cases {\n\t\tif got := shellQuote(in); got != want {\n\t\t\tt.Errorf(\"shellQuote(%q) = %q, want %q\", in, got, want)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc TestReadFileParsesMetaAndContent(t *testing.T) {\n\tfc := \u0026fakeContext{stdout: \"3\\nline one\\nline two\\nline three\\n\"}\n\n\tout, err := readFile(fc, readFileParams{Path: \"src/main.go\"})\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tt.Fatal(err)\n\t}\n\n\tif !strings.Contains(fc.lastCmd, \"/project/src/main.go\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"expected command to reference /project/src/main.go, got %q\", fc.lastCmd)\n\t}\n\tif !strings.Contains(out, \"line one\") || !strings.Contains(out, `\"total_lines\":3`) {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"unexpected result: %s\", out)\n\t}\n\tif strings.Contains(out, `\"truncated\":true`) {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"full read should not be truncated: %s\", out)\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc TestCommentToolCallsForgejo(t *testing.T) {\n\tfg := \u0026fakeForgejoActions{}\n\tfc := \u0026fakeContext{fg: fg}\n\n\tif _, err := comment(fc, commentParams{Body: \"hello\"}); err != nil {\n\t\tt.Fatal(err)\n\t}\n\n\tif len(fg.comments) != 1 || fg.comments[0] != \"hello\" {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"unexpected comments: %v\", fg.comments)\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc TestAssignIssueToolCallsForgejo(t *testing.T) {\n\tfg := \u0026fakeForgejoActions{}\n\tfc := \u0026fakeContext{fg: fg}\n\n\tout, err := assignIssue(fc, assignIssueParams{Agent: \"greg\"})\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tt.Fatal(err)\n\t}\n\tif out != \"Assigned to greg\" {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"unexpected result: %q\", out)\n\t}\n\tif len(fg.assigned) != 1 || fg.assigned[0] != \"greg\" {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"unexpected assignments: %v\", fg.assigned)\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc TestSubmitReviewToolCallsForgejo(t *testing.T) {\n\tfg := \u0026fakeForgejoActions{}\n\tfc := \u0026fakeContext{fg: fg}\n\n\tout, err := submitReview(fc, submitReviewParams{State: \"changes_requested\", Body: \"please fix\"})\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tt.Fatal(err)\n\t}\n\tif out != \"Review submitted\" {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"unexpected result: %q\", out)\n\t}\n\tif len(fg.reviews) != 1 || fg.reviews[0] != \"changes_requested\" {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"unexpected reviews: %v\", fg.reviews)\n\t}\n}\n\n// An approval needs no body, but any other verdict does.\nfunc TestSubmitReviewRequiresBodyUnlessApproved(t *testing.T) {\n\tfg := \u0026fakeForgejoActions{}\n\tfc := \u0026fakeContext{fg: fg}\n\n\tif _, err := submitReview(fc, submitReviewParams{State: \"approved\", Body: \"\"}); err != nil {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"approval with empty body should be allowed, got %v\", err)\n\t}\n\n\tif _, err := submitReview(fc, submitReviewParams{State: \"changes_requested\", Body: \" \"}); err == nil {\n\t\tt.Fatal(\"expected an error for a changes_requested review with an empty body\")\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc TestGrepSearchUsesExtendedRegex(t *testing.T) {\n\tfc := \u0026fakeContext{stdout: \"/project/foo.go:1:foo|bar\\n\"}\n\n\tout, err := grepSearch(fc, grepSearchParams{Pattern: `foo|bar`})\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tt.Fatal(err)\n\t}\n\tif !strings.Contains(fc.lastCmd, \"grep -Rn -I -E\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"expected grep to be invoked with -E (extended regex), got %q\", fc.lastCmd)\n\t}\n\tif !strings.Contains(out, \"foo|bar\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"unexpected result: %s\", out)\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc TestGrepSearchNoMatches(t *testing.T) {\n\tfc := \u0026fakeContext{err: fmt.Errorf(\"exit status 1\")}\n\n\tout, err := grepSearch(fc, grepSearchParams{Pattern: \"nomatch\"})\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tt.Fatal(err)\n\t}\n\tif out != \"No matches found.\" {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"unexpected result: %q\", out)\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc TestBashReturnsCombinedOutput(t *testing.T) {\n\tfc := \u0026fakeContext{stdout: \"out\\n\", stderr: \"err\\n\"}\n\n\tout, err := bash(fc, bashParams{Command: \"cmd\"})\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tt.Fatal(err)\n\t}\n\tif out != \"out\\nerr\\n\" {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"unexpected output: %q\", out)\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc TestBashCarriesOutputInError(t *testing.T) {\n\tfc := \u0026fakeContext{\n\t\tstderr: \"ls: cannot access '/nope': No such file or directory\\n\",\n\t\terr: fmt.Errorf(\"command exited with status 2\"),\n\t}\n\n\t_, err := bash(fc, bashParams{Command: \"ls /nope\"})\n\tif err == nil {\n\t\tt.Fatal(\"expected an error for a non-zero exit\")\n\t}\n\tif !strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"exited with status 2\") || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"cannot access\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"expected the exit code and the command's stderr in the error, got: %v\", err)\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc TestBashSilentFailure(t *testing.T) {\n\tfc := \u0026fakeContext{err: fmt.Errorf(\"command exited with status 1\")}\n\n\t_, err := bash(fc, bashParams{Command: \"false\"})\n\tif err == nil {\n\t\tt.Fatal(\"expected an error for a non-zero exit\")\n\t}\n\tif !strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"exited with status 1\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"unexpected error: %v\", err)\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc TestCombineOutput(t *testing.T) {\n\tcases := []struct {\n\t\tstdout, stderr, want string\n\t}{\n\t\t{\"a\\n\", \"\", \"a\\n\"},\n\t\t{\"\", \"b\\n\", \"b\\n\"},\n\t\t{\"\", \"\", \"\"},\n\t\t{\"a\\n\", \"b\\n\", \"a\\nb\\n\"},\n\t\t{\"a\", \"b\\n\", \"a\\nb\\n\"},\n\t}\n\n\tfor _, c := range cases {\n\t\tif got := combineOutput(c.stdout, c.stderr); got != c.want {\n\t\t\tt.Errorf(\"combineOutput(%q, %q) = %q, want %q\", c.stdout, c.stderr, got, c.want)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc TestRegistryRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {\n\tif len(All()) == 0 {\n\t\tt.Fatal(\"expected registered tools\")\n\t}\n\n\tfound := false\n\tfor _, tl := range All() {\n\t\tif tl.Function.Name == \"bash\" {\n\t\t\tfound = true\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\tif !found {\n\t\tt.Fatal(\"expected bash tool to be registered\")\n\t}\n}\n\n// TestToolSchemas guards the wire format of every registered tool: an\n// empty or missing parameters type is rejected by strict servers with\n// \"” is not valid under any of the given schemas\".\nfunc TestToolSchemas(t *testing.T) {\n\tfor _, tool := range All() {\n\t\traw, err := json.Marshal(tool)\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\tt.Fatalf(\"%s: %v\", tool.Function.Name, err)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tvar decoded struct {\n\t\t\tFunction struct {\n\t\t\t\tParameters struct {\n\t\t\t\t\tType string `json:\"type\"`\n\t\t\t\t\tProperties map[string]json.RawMessage `json:\"properties\"`\n\t\t\t\t} `json:\"parameters\"`\n\t\t\t} `json:\"function\"`\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tif err := json.Unmarshal(raw, \u0026decoded); err != nil {\n\t\t\tt.Fatalf(\"%s: %v\", tool.Function.Name, err)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tif decoded.Function.Parameters.Type != \"object\" {\n\t\t\tt.Errorf(\"%s: parameters.type = %q, want \\\"object\\\"\", tool.Function.Name, decoded.Function.Parameters.Type)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tif decoded.Function.Parameters.Properties == nil {\n\t\t\tt.Errorf(\"%s: parameters.properties missing\", tool.Function.Name)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}","start_line":1,"end_line":274,"total_lines":274,"truncated":false}
Thinking
Now I understand the codebase. Let me verify the bug:
1. The `glob` parameter is passed as `--include=<glob>` to `grep -Rn -I -E`.
2. `grep --include=PATTERN` matches against the **basename** of the file using glob (wildcard) matching.
3. So `--include=internal/store/store.go` will never match, because the basename is `store.go`, and `internal/store/store.go` contains `/`, which is not a wildcard — it's treated as a literal character. So no files will match at all.
Fix approach: detect when the `glob` parameter looks like an exact file path (no wildcards), and in that case search that specific file directly instead of using `--include`.
Let me think about the design:
Option A: If the glob has no wildcard characters (`*`, `?`, `[`), treat it as a file path:
- Resolve it relative to `/project` (using `resolvePath`).
- Check whether it exists (and is a regular file).
- If it exists, run grep on that single file: `grep -n -I -E ... -e pattern /project/internal/store/store.go`.
- If it doesn't exist, return a useful error like "file not found".
Option B: If the glob has no wildcards, convert it to a basename glob: `--include=store.go`. But this would also match other files named `store.go` in other directories, which is not the expected behavior (the user wants to search that specific file).
Option A is the correct fix. Let me think about the details:
1. What counts as a wildcard? In grep's `--include`, the pattern is matched against the basename using fnmatch-style wildcards: `*`, `?`, `[...]`. So if the glob contains any of `*`, `?`, `[`, it's a pattern. Otherwise it's a literal path.
2. What about paths with a leading `/`? `resolvePath` handles that: paths starting with `/project/` are kept as-is, relative paths are prefixed with `/project/`, and other absolute paths are kept as-is. For consistency, I should use `resolvePath`.
3. What about `./internal/store/store.go`? `resolvePath` would turn that into `/project/./internal/store/store.go`, which is a valid path. No problem.
4. Edge case: what if the "path" is a directory? grep on a directory works (it searches recursively), but that's not the intent. If the user passes a directory path without wildcards... hmm. Should we allow it? Let me think. If the glob is a directory path, searching that directory recursively is actually reasonable behavior (like `grep -R pattern /project/internal/store/`). But the issue is about single files. Let me handle it like this:
- If the resolved path is a regular file → search that file.
- If it's a directory → search that directory recursively (that's natural).
- If it doesn't exist → return an error.
Actually, let me keep it simpler and more focused: the issue is about exact file paths. But handling directories gracefully is a nice touch. Let me check how to do this — I can use `ctx.Exec` to test with `test -f` / `test -d`. Since the tool runs in a container via `sh -c`, I can do the existence check in the same shell command.
Actually, a cleaner approach: build the command to handle the file directly, and let grep report errors if the file doesn't exist. If the file doesn't exist, grep will print an error to stderr and exit non-zero. The current error handling: if output is empty and stderr is non-empty, it returns an error via `execErr`. So `grep: /project/nope.go: No such file or directory` would surface as an error. That's acceptable, but a friendlier message would be better.
Hmm, but let me think about what's cleanest and most testable. The existing tests use `fakeContext` and inspect `fc.lastCmd`. So the fix should be testable by inspecting the constructed command string.
Let me design the fix:
```go
func grepSearch(ctx Context, params grepSearchParams) (string, error) {
maxResults := params.MaxResults
if maxResults == 0 {
maxResults = 100
}
args := []string{"grep", "-Rn", "-I", "-E"}
if !params.CaseSensitive {
args = append(args, "-i")
}
if params.ContextBefore > 0 {
args = append(args, "-B", strconv.Itoa(params.ContextBefore))
}
if params.ContextAfter > 0 {
args = append(args, "-A", strconv.Itoa(params.ContextAfter))
}
// grep's --include matches basenames against a glob, so a literal
// path like "internal/store/store.go" (no wildcards) would never
// match. Treat such values as a file path and search it directly.
target := "/project"
if params.Glob != "" {
if isGlobPattern(params.Glob) {
args = append(args, "--include="+shellQuote(params.Glob))
} else {
target = resolvePath(params.Glob)
}
}
args = append(args, "-e", shellQuote(params.Pattern), target)
...
}
```
Wait, but there's a subtlety with `-R`: when grep is given a file (not a directory), `-R` is fine — it just searches that file. Actually, `-R` with a file argument is fine. And `-n` gives line numbers. When searching a single file, grep's output won't include the filename prefix (grep omits the filename when there's only one file). Hmm, that's a behavioral difference: the output format changes from `/project/foo.go:1:match` to `1:match`.
Is that a problem? The tool description says "Search for an extended regular expression (ERE...) in project files". The output format with the filename is more consistent. To keep the filename in the output, I can add the `-H` flag (always show the filename) when searching a single file. Let me think about whether to always add `-H` or only in the single-file case.
Actually, adding `-H` unconditionally would change the output of all searches... no wait, `-H` only has an effect when grep would otherwise omit the filename (i.e., single-file search). When searching a directory recursively, the filename is always shown, so `-H` is a no-op. So adding `-H` unconditionally is safe and would keep the output format consistent: `path:line:content`.
Hmm wait, is that right? `grep -H` = "Print the filename for each match." Yes. And in recursive mode, filenames are already printed. So `-H` unconditionally is safe.
Let me verify: `echo foo | grep -H foo` → `foo` (no filename because stdin). `grep -H foo file.txt` → `file.txt:foo`. `grep -RH foo dir` → `dir/file.txt:foo`. Yes.
So the plan:
1. Add `-H` to the base args (keeps output format consistent).
2. Detect whether the glob is a literal path (no wildcards) → resolve to a path and use it as the search target instead of `/project`.
3. Otherwise, keep `--include`.
Now, what about the case where the literal path doesn't exist? grep will exit with status 2 and print an error to stderr. The current code handles that: `err != nil` and output empty but stderr non-empty → returns `execErr`. So the user gets `grep_search: grep: /project/nope.go: No such file or directory`. That's decent, but I could be friendlier. Let me consider doing a pre-check with `test -e`:
Actually, let me think about what's most robust and simple. I could build a shell command like:
```sh
grep -Hn -I -E ... -e 'pattern' /project/internal/store/store.go | head -n 100
```
If the file doesn't exist: stderr = `grep: /project/internal/store/store.go: No such file or directory`, exit status 2. The tool returns an error containing that message. That's acceptable and self-explanatory.
But wait — there's a subtlety in the error handling path:
```go
output, stderr, err := ctx.Exec(context.Background(), cmd)
if err != nil {
if strings.TrimSpace(output) == "" && strings.TrimSpace(stderr) == "" {
return "No matches found.", nil
}
return "", fmt.Errorf("grep_search: %w", execErr(err, output, stderr))
}
```
If the file doesn't exist, stderr is non-empty → returns an error. Good.
If the file exists but has no matches: exit status 1, no output → "No matches found." Good.
Hmm, one more consideration: what if the resolved path is a directory? `grep -Rn ... /project/internal/store` would search the whole directory recursively. That's actually reasonable behavior — a user passing a directory path as the "glob" probably wants to search that subtree. So no special handling needed; grep handles it naturally.
Now, the wildcard detection function. Which characters make a string a glob pattern for `--include`? grep uses fnmatch without FNM_PERIOD... let me recall: grep's `--include` uses fnmatch(3) on the basename. The special characters are `*`, `?`, `[` (for character classes). Backslash is an escape character in fnmatch.
So: `isGlobPattern(s) = strings.ContainsAny(s, "*?[")`.
Hmm, what about a backslash? In fnmatch, `\` escapes the next character. If someone passes `foo\*bar`, that's a literal `*` in the filename. That's an edge case not worth handling — if there's no `*?[`, it's a literal path. A backslash in a path is just a literal character (valid in Linux filenames, but rare). Let me keep it simple: contains any of `*?[` → glob pattern; otherwise → literal path.
Wait, should I also consider `{}`? grep's `--include` does not support brace expansion. So `foo{a,b}.go` is a literal in fnmatch. No problem.
Now, let me also consider: should the tool description be updated to mention that a file path can be passed? Yes — the tool description is what the agent sees. Let me update the `glob` property description: "Optional glob pattern to filter files, e.g. '*.go'. A literal file path (no wildcards) is searched directly, e.g. 'internal/store/store.go'."
Also, the tool's description text says "Supports context lines, a glob filter, and case sensitivity control." I can update it to mention file paths. Let me keep the change surgical but useful.
Now let me write the code:
```go
func grepSearch(ctx Context, params grepSearchParams) (string, error) {
maxResults := params.MaxResults
if maxResults == 0 {
maxResults = 100
}
// -E makes grep interpret the pattern as an extended regular
// expression (ERE), which is the "real" regex flavor the tool
// promises: |, +, ?, (), {} all work as metacharacters. Without
// it, grep falls back to BRE, where those are treated literally.
// -H keeps the filename in the output even when the search target
// is a single file, so results look the same as directory searches.
args := []string{"grep", "-Rn", "-I", "-H", "-E"}
if !params.CaseSensitive {
args = append(args, "-i")
}
if params.ContextBefore > 0 {
args = append(args, "-B", strconv.Itoa(params.ContextBefore))
}
if params.ContextAfter > 0 {
args = append(args, "-A", strconv.Itoa(params.ContextAfter))
}
// The search target is the whole project by default. grep's
// --include matches basenames against a glob, so a literal file
// path (no wildcards) passed as the glob would never match;
// treat such values as a path and search that file directly.
target := "/project"
if params.Glob != "" {
if isGlobPattern(params.Glob) {
args = append(args, "--include="+shellQuote(params.Glob))
} else {
target = resolvePath(params.Glob)
}
}
args = append(args, "-e", shellQuote(params.Pattern), shellQuote(target))
cmd := strings.Join(args, " ") + fmt.Sprintf(" | head -n %d", maxResults)
...
}
// isGlobPattern reports whether s contains glob metacharacters. A
// glob without them is a literal path, which grep's --include would
// never match (it globs basenames, not full paths).
func isGlobPattern(s string) bool {
return strings.ContainsAny(s, "*?[")
}
```
Wait — one issue: `resolvePath` returns the path as-is if it starts with `/` but not `/project/`. Example: `/etc/passwd` → `/etc/passwd`. That's fine, grep can search any path in the container.
Hmm, but should I shellQuote the target? The target comes from `resolvePath(params.Glob)`, which is user input. Yes, quoting is needed for safety. Previously, the target was the literal `/project`, which doesn't need quoting, but now it's user-derived, so I quote it.
Now, let me double-check the existing test `TestGrepSearchUsesExtendedRegex`: it checks `strings.Contains(fc.lastCmd, "grep -Rn -I -E")`. If I change the args to `grep -Rn -I -H -E`, that test will fail because it looks for the exact substring "grep -Rn -I -E". I need to update that test to `grep -Rn -I -H -E`.
Let me also add new tests:
1. `TestGrepSearchLiteralPathSearchesFileDirectly`:
```go
fc := &fakeContext{stdout: "/project/internal/store/store.go:1:func (s *Store) Get() {}\n"}
out, err := grepSearch(fc, grepSearchParams{
Pattern: `^func \(s \*Store\)`,
Glob: "internal/store/store.go",
ContextAfter: 4,
})
// assert: command does NOT contain --include
// assert: command contains /project/internal/store/store.go as target
// assert: command contains -A 4
```
2. `TestGrepSearchGlobStillUsesInclude`:
```go
fc := &fakeContext{stdout: "...\n"}
out, err := grepSearch(fc, grepSearchParams{Pattern: "foo", Glob: "*.go"})
// assert: command contains --include='*.go'
// assert: target is /project
```
3. Maybe a test for the `isGlobPattern` function itself.
Let me also think about the case where the glob is something like `store.go` (basename without wildcards). Under my fix, it would be treated as a literal path `/project/store.go` and searched directly — but the user might have intended "all files named store.go". Hmm. This is ambiguous. What's the expected behavior?
The issue says: "Agents often expect grep_search to search a single file when a file path is given as the glob parameter." So the intent is: file path → search that file. A bare `store.go` is a relative file path. Treating it as a literal path is consistent with the issue's intent. If the user wants all `store.go` files, they should use `**/store.go`... but wait, does grep's `--include` support `**`? grep's `--include` matches against basenames, so `**/store.go` would never match (basenames don't contain `/`). Hmm, that's a separate limitation of grep --include.
Actually, wait. Let me reconsider. Should I be smarter about this? Let me think about what's most useful and least surprising:
- `*.go` → glob pattern → `--include='*.go'` (matches all .go files by basename). ✓
- `internal/store/store.go` → literal path → search that file directly. ✓ (the issue's case)
- `store.go` → literal path → search `/project/store.go` directly. If it doesn't exist, error "No such file or directory". Hmm, but the user might have meant all files named store.go.
The ambiguity for bare basenames is real, but I think treating it as a path is the more consistent rule: "no wildcards → literal path". The error message when the file doesn't exist is clear enough, and the agent can retry with a glob. And honestly, in this codebase's context, agents are searching the project, and the issue explicitly asks for path support.
Alternatively, I could be smarter: if the literal path doesn't exist as a file, fall back to treating it as a basename glob. But that requires a pre-check (an extra Exec call), adds complexity, and creates surprising behavior (a typo'd path silently searches other files). Let me keep it simple and predictable: no wildcards → literal path.
Hmm wait. Actually let me reconsider the fallback idea once more. The issue title is "grep_search + glob + filename" and the body says "Agents often expect grep_search to search a single file when a file path is given as the glob parameter." The fix per leon's analysis: "1. Detect when the glob parameter looks like an exact file path (no wildcards) 2. Either search that specific file directly, or adjust how it's passed to grep."
So the agreed-upon fix is: detect no-wildcards → search the file directly. That's what I'm doing.
Now, about the error when the file doesn't exist. Let me trace: `grep -Rn -I -H -E -i -e 'pattern' '/project/nope.go' | head -n 100`. grep exits with status 2, stderr: `grep: /project/nope.go: No such file or directory`. The pipeline's exit status is head's (0)! Wait, that's important.
Looking at the code comment: "The pipeline's exit status is head's, so a grep failure (e.g. a bad regex) doesn't surface as an error; its diagnostic is on stderr instead of in the match list."
So with `cmd | head -n N`, the exit status is head's exit status (0), not grep's. So `ctx.Exec` returns err == nil (assuming Exec reports non-zero as an error). Then the code goes to the `if strings.TrimSpace(output) == ""` branch: stderr is non-empty → returns an error with stderr's message.
So for a non-existent file: output empty, stderr = "grep: /project/nope.go: No such file or directory" → returns error `grep_search: grep: /project/nope.go: No such file or directory`.
That's a clear, useful error.
But wait, let me double-check how `Exec` works — does it return an error for a non-zero exit? The comment in context.go says "A non-zero exit code is an error; the output is still returned so callers can surface it." And the pipeline's exit status is head's, so it's 0. OK, so err == nil and we go to the second branch. Good.
Hmm, actually wait. Let me double-check: is `set -o pipefail` used? The command is run via `sh -c`. In POSIX sh, the pipeline's exit status is the last command's (head's) unless pipefail is set. The code comment confirms this behavior. OK.
Now, another consideration: `-I` (skip binary files) and `-R` are fine for single files too.
What about the `head -n` truncation with context lines? That's existing behavior, not my concern.
Let me also think about whether `-H` breaks anything. `grep -RH` on a directory: filenames are already shown, so no change. `grep -H` on a single file: shows the filename. Good — the output format is consistent: `path:line:content`.
Wait, actually, let me double-check the flag order in the existing test: `"grep -Rn -I -E"`. I'll change it to `"grep -Rn -I -H -E"`. Let me update the test accordingly.
Actually, hmm, should I keep the flag order as `-Rn -I -E` and add `-H` elsewhere? The cleanest is to group them: `grep -Rn -I -H -E`. Let me update the test.
Now, let me also update the tool registration description:
```go
tool.AddStringProperty("glob", "Optional glob pattern to filter files, e.g. '*.go'. A literal file path without wildcards (e.g. 'internal/store/store.go') is searched directly.", false)
```
And maybe the tool's description too: "Search for an extended regular expression (ERE, e.g. 'foo|bar', 'func\\(') in project files (in the project container). Supports context lines, a glob filter (or a literal file path), and case sensitivity control."
Let me keep it surgical: update the `glob` property description, which is where the agent looks for parameter guidance.
Now, let me write the tests:
```go
func TestGrepSearchLiteralPathSearchesFileDirectly(t *testing.T) {
fc := &fakeContext{stdout: "/project/internal/store/store.go:1:func (s *Store) Get() {}\n"}
out, err := grepSearch(fc, grepSearchParams{
Pattern: `^func \(s \*Store\)`,
Glob: "internal/store/store.go",
ContextAfter: 4,
})
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if strings.Contains(fc.lastCmd, "--include") {
t.Fatalf("literal path must not be passed to --include, got %q", fc.lastCmd)
}
if !strings.Contains(fc.lastCmd, shellQuote("/project/internal/store/store.go")) {
t.Fatalf("expected grep to target the literal path, got %q", fc.lastCmd)
}
if !strings.Contains(fc.lastCmd, "-A 4") {
t.Fatalf("expected context_after to be passed through, got %q", fc.lastCmd)
}
if !strings.Contains(out, "func (s *Store) Get()") {
t.Fatalf("unexpected result: %s", out)
}
}
func TestGrepSearchGlobStillUsesInclude(t *testing.T) {
fc := &fakeContext{stdout: "/project/foo.go:1:foo\n"}
if _, err := grepSearch(fc, grepSearchParams{Pattern: "foo", Glob: "*.go"}); err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if !strings.Contains(fc.lastCmd, "--include='*.go'") {
t.Fatalf("expected glob to be passed to --include, got %q", fc.lastCmd)
}
if !strings.HasSuffix(strings.TrimSuffix(fc.lastCmd, " | head -n 100"), "/project") {
t.Fatalf("expected glob search to target /project, got %q", fc.lastCmd)
}
}
```
Hmm, the second assertion is a bit awkward. Let me simplify: check that the command contains `'/project'` as the target... but `--include='*.go'` also contains quotes. Let me just check that the command ends with the target: `strings.HasSuffix(fc.lastCmd, "/project | head -n 100")`. Since the target is quoted: `shellQuote("/project")` = `'/project'`. So the command ends with `'/project' | head -n 100`. Let me assert `strings.HasSuffix(fc.lastCmd, "'/project' | head -n 100")`.
Wait, in the literal path test, the command ends with `'/project/internal/store/store.go' | head -n 100`.
Let me also add a unit test for isGlobPattern:
```go
func TestIsGlobPattern(t *testing.T) {
cases := map[string]bool{
"*.go": true,
"store.go": false,
"internal/store/store.go": false,
"src/?*.go": true,
"src/[abc].go": true,
}
for in, want := range cases {
if got := isGlobPattern(in); got != want {
t.Errorf("isGlobPattern(%q) = %v, want %v", in, got, want)
}
}
}
```
Now, one more thing to verify: `resolvePath("internal/store/store.go")` → doesn't start with `/`, so → `/project/internal/store/store.go`. ✓
What about `resolvePath("/project/internal/store/store.go")`? → starts with `/project/` → kept as-is. ✓
What about `./internal/store/store.go`? → `/project/./internal/store/store.go`. grep handles `./` fine. ✓
Now, let me also double-check `shellQuote` on the target: `shellQuote("/project/internal/store/store.go")` = `'/project/internal/store/store.go'`. ✓
Let me also think about whether I should keep `-R` when targeting a single file. `grep -R file` works fine (R is only meaningful for directories). Keeping it uniform is simpler. Actually, hmm, one subtlety: if the target is a symlink to a file, `-R` doesn't follow symlinks given on the command line... actually, `grep -R` follows symlinks only if they're on the command line? No wait: `-R` = `--recursive` = "Read all files under each directory, recursively, following symbolic links only if they are on the command line." So if the target is a symlink to a file on the command line, grep -R will follow it. Fine, edge case either way.
OK, let me implement it. Let me also check whether there are other places that reference grep's behavior — e.g., the tool description in the system prompt (the one in my own system prompt says "Optional glob pattern to filter files, e.g. '*.go'"). That's generated from the tool registration, so updating the registration is sufficient.
Let me check the repo structure to see if there's a README or docs that mention grep_search.
Let me also check how to run the tests: `go test ./...`.
Let me look at the repo root first.
I've got a clear picture of the bug. Let me check the repo layout and confirm the behavior with a quick experiment:
Tool 🔧 list_files {"path":".","recursive":false}
Arguments
{"path":".","recursive":false}
Result
drwxr-xr-x 6 user user 4096 Aug 26 11:37 . drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4096 Aug 26 11:36 .. drwxr-xr-x 7 user user 4096 Aug 26 11:37 .git -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 22 Aug 26 11:37 .gitignore -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 6387 Aug 26 11:37 README.md drwxr-xr-x 3 user user 4096 Aug 26 11:37 cmd drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 Aug 26 11:37 docker -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 2628 Aug 26 11:37 go.mod -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 16578 Aug 26 11:37 go.sum drwxr-xr-x 11 user user 4096 Aug 26 11:37 internal -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 3092 Aug 26 11:37 zoo.hcl.example
Tool 🔧 bash {"command":"cd /project && grep -Rn -I -E --include='internal/store/store.go' -e 'func' . ; echo \"exit: $?\""}
Arguments
{"command":"cd /project && grep -Rn -I -E --include='internal/store/store.go' -e 'func' . ; echo \"exit: $?\""}
Result
exit: 1
Thinking
Confirmed: `grep --include='internal/store/store.go'` matches nothing (exit 1 = no match). This is because `--include` globs the **basename** (`store.go`), and `internal/store/store.go` contains a literal `/` that will never appear in a basename.
Let's verify the fix approach:
1. A literal path without wildcards → search the file directly.
2. Verify that `-H` keeps the filename in the output for single-file searches.
I've confirmed the bug: `--include='internal/store/store.go'` matches nothing, because grep's `--include` globs the **basename** (`store.go`), and the literal `/` in a full path will never match. Let me verify the fix approach:
Tool 🔧 bash {"command":"cd /project && grep -Rn -I -H -E -e 'func grepSearch' internal/tools/grep_search.go | head -n 5; echo \"---\"; grep -Rn -I -E -e 'func grepSearch' internal/tools/grep_search.go | head -n 5"}
Arguments
{"command":"cd /project && grep -Rn -I -H -E -e 'func grepSearch' internal/tools/grep_search.go | head -n 5; echo \"---\"; grep -Rn -I -E -e 'func grepSearch' internal/tools/grep_search.go | head -n 5"}
Result
internal/tools/grep_search.go:36:func grepSearch(ctx Context, params grepSearchParams) (string, error) {
---
36:func grepSearch(ctx Context, params grepSearchParams) (string, error) {
Thinking
Confirmed:
- When searching a single file, grep omits the filename from the output (`36:func grepSearch...`).
- Adding `-H` makes the filename always show up (`internal/tools/grep_search.go:36:...`), so the output format stays consistent with directory searches.
So here's my plan:
1. **`internal/tools/grep_search.go`**:
- Add `-H` to the base grep flags so that single-file searches produce the same `path:line:content` output format as directory searches.
- If `glob` contains no glob metacharacters (`*`, `?`, `[`), treat it as a literal file path: resolve it against `/project` (using the existing `resolvePath`) and use it as grep's search target instead of `/project`.
- Otherwise, keep the existing `--include=` behavior.
- Update the `glob` property description so agents know they can pass a literal file path.
2. **`internal/tools/tools_test.go`**:
- Update `TestGrepSearchUsesExtendedRegex` to expect `-H`.
- Add `TestGrepSearchLiteralPathSearchesFileDirectly` (the exact case from the issue).
- Add `TestGrepSearchGlobStillUsesInclude` (regression guard for actual globs).
- Add `TestIsGlobPattern`.
Alright, let's implement it.
Confirmed both behaviors:
- Single-file grep **omits** the filename → adding `-H` keeps the output format consistent (`path:line:content`)
- `--include` with a full path matches nothing
Now I'll implement the fix:
Tool 🔧 edit_file {"find":"\ttool.AddStringProperty(\"glob\", \"Optional glob pattern to filter files, e.g. '*.go'\", false)","path":"internal/tools/grep_search.go","replace":"\ttool.AddStringProperty(\"glob\", \"Optional glob pattern to filter files, e.g. '*.go'. A literal file path without wildcards, e.g. 'internal/store/store.go', is searched directly\", false)"}
Arguments
{"find":"\ttool.AddStringProperty(\"glob\", \"Optional glob pattern to filter files, e.g. '*.go'\", false)","path":"internal/tools/grep_search.go","replace":"\ttool.AddStringProperty(\"glob\", \"Optional glob pattern to filter files, e.g. '*.go'. A literal file path without wildcards, e.g. 'internal/store/store.go', is searched directly\", false)"}
Result
1 occurrences replaced
Tool 🔧 edit_file {"find":"\t// -E makes grep interpret the pattern as an extended regular\n\t// expression (ERE), which is the \"real\" regex flavor the tool\n\t// promises: |, +, ?, (), {} all work as metacharacters. Without\n\t// it, grep falls back to BRE, where those are treated literally.\n\targs := []string{\"grep\", \"-Rn\", \"-I\", \"-E\"}","path":"internal/tools/grep_search.go","replace":"\t// -E makes grep interpret the pattern as an extended regular\n\t// expression (ERE), which is the \"real\" regex flavor the tool\n\t// promises: |, +, ?, (), {} all work as metacharacters. Without\n\t// it, grep falls back to BRE, where those are treated literally.\n\t// -H keeps the filename in the output even when the search target\n\t// is a single file, so results look the same as directory searches.\n\targs := []string{\"grep\", \"-Rn\", \"-I\", \"-H\", \"-E\"}"}
Arguments
{"find":"\t// -E makes grep interpret the pattern as an extended regular\n\t// expression (ERE), which is the \"real\" regex flavor the tool\n\t// promises: |, +, ?, (), {} all work as metacharacters. Without\n\t// it, grep falls back to BRE, where those are treated literally.\n\targs := []string{\"grep\", \"-Rn\", \"-I\", \"-E\"}","path":"internal/tools/grep_search.go","replace":"\t// -E makes grep interpret the pattern as an extended regular\n\t// expression (ERE), which is the \"real\" regex flavor the tool\n\t// promises: |, +, ?, (), {} all work as metacharacters. Without\n\t// it, grep falls back to BRE, where those are treated literally.\n\t// -H keeps the filename in the output even when the search target\n\t// is a single file, so results look the same as directory searches.\n\targs := []string{\"grep\", \"-Rn\", \"-I\", \"-H\", \"-E\"}"}
Result
1 occurrences replaced
Thinking
Next, the core fix — the glob handling logic:
Tool 🔧 edit_file {"find":"\tif params.Glob != \"\" {\n\t\targs = append(args, \"--include=\"+shellQuote(params.Glob))\n\t}\n\n\targs = append(args, \"-e\", shellQuote(params.Pattern), \"/project\")","path":"internal/tools/grep_search.go","replace":"\t// By default the search target is the whole project. grep's\n\t// --include matches basenames against a glob, so a literal file\n\t// path (no wildcards) passed as the glob would never match;\n\t// treat such values as a path and search that file directly.\n\ttarget := \"/project\"\n\tif params.Glob != \"\" {\n\t\tif isGlobPattern(params.Glob) {\n\t\t\targs = append(args, \"--include=\"+shellQuote(params.Glob))\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\ttarget = resolvePath(params.Glob)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\targs = append(args, \"-e\", shellQuote(params.Pattern), shellQuote(target))"}
Arguments
{"find":"\tif params.Glob != \"\" {\n\t\targs = append(args, \"--include=\"+shellQuote(params.Glob))\n\t}\n\n\targs = append(args, \"-e\", shellQuote(params.Pattern), \"/project\")","path":"internal/tools/grep_search.go","replace":"\t// By default the search target is the whole project. grep's\n\t// --include matches basenames against a glob, so a literal file\n\t// path (no wildcards) passed as the glob would never match;\n\t// treat such values as a path and search that file directly.\n\ttarget := \"/project\"\n\tif params.Glob != \"\" {\n\t\tif isGlobPattern(params.Glob) {\n\t\t\targs = append(args, \"--include=\"+shellQuote(params.Glob))\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\ttarget = resolvePath(params.Glob)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\targs = append(args, \"-e\", shellQuote(params.Pattern), shellQuote(target))"}
Result
1 occurrences replaced
Thinking
Next, I'll add the `isGlobPattern` helper function at the end of the file:
Now add the `isGlobPattern` helper at the end of the file:
Tool 🔧 edit_file {"find":"\tif strings.TrimSpace(output) == \"\" {\n\t\t// The pipeline's exit status is head's, so a grep failure (e.g.\n\t\t// a bad regex) doesn't surface as an error; its diagnostic is on\n\t\t// stderr instead of in the match list.\n\t\tif msg := strings.TrimSpace(stderr); msg != \"\" {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"grep_search: %s\", msg)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\treturn \"No matches found.\", nil\n\t}\n\n\treturn output, nil\n}","path":"internal/tools/grep_search.go","replace":"\tif strings.TrimSpace(output) == \"\" {\n\t\t// The pipeline's exit status is head's, so a grep failure (e.g.\n\t\t// a bad regex) doesn't surface as an error; its diagnostic is on\n\t\t// stderr instead of in the match list.\n\t\tif msg := strings.TrimSpace(stderr); msg != \"\" {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"grep_search: %s\", msg)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\treturn \"No matches found.\", nil\n\t}\n\n\treturn output, nil\n}\n\n// isGlobPattern reports whether s contains the glob metacharacters\n// fnmatch (and thus grep's --include) understands. A value without\n// them is a literal path, which --include would never match since it\n// globs basenames, not full paths.\nfunc isGlobPattern(s string) bool {\n\treturn strings.ContainsAny(s, \"*?[\")\n}"}
Arguments
{"find":"\tif strings.TrimSpace(output) == \"\" {\n\t\t// The pipeline's exit status is head's, so a grep failure (e.g.\n\t\t// a bad regex) doesn't surface as an error; its diagnostic is on\n\t\t// stderr instead of in the match list.\n\t\tif msg := strings.TrimSpace(stderr); msg != \"\" {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"grep_search: %s\", msg)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\treturn \"No matches found.\", nil\n\t}\n\n\treturn output, nil\n}","path":"internal/tools/grep_search.go","replace":"\tif strings.TrimSpace(output) == \"\" {\n\t\t// The pipeline's exit status is head's, so a grep failure (e.g.\n\t\t// a bad regex) doesn't surface as an error; its diagnostic is on\n\t\t// stderr instead of in the match list.\n\t\tif msg := strings.TrimSpace(stderr); msg != \"\" {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"grep_search: %s\", msg)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\treturn \"No matches found.\", nil\n\t}\n\n\treturn output, nil\n}\n\n// isGlobPattern reports whether s contains the glob metacharacters\n// fnmatch (and thus grep's --include) understands. A value without\n// them is a literal path, which --include would never match since it\n// globs basenames, not full paths.\nfunc isGlobPattern(s string) bool {\n\treturn strings.ContainsAny(s, \"*?[\")\n}"}
Result
1 occurrences replaced
Thinking
Next, I'll update the tests. First, I'll fix the existing test that expects `"grep -Rn -I -E"` (which is now `"grep -Rn -I -H -E"`), and then add new tests:
Now update the existing test (flag change) and add new tests for the fix:
Tool 🔧 edit_file {"find":"\tif !strings.Contains(fc.lastCmd, \"grep -Rn -I -E\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"expected grep to be invoked with -E (extended regex), got %q\", fc.lastCmd)\n\t}\n\tif !strings.Contains(out, \"foo|bar\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"unexpected result: %s\", out)\n\t}\n}","path":"internal/tools/tools_test.go","replace":"\tif !strings.Contains(fc.lastCmd, \"grep -Rn -I -H -E\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"expected grep to be invoked with -E (extended regex), got %q\", fc.lastCmd)\n\t}\n\tif !strings.Contains(out, \"foo|bar\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"unexpected result: %s\", out)\n\t}\n}\n\n// A literal file path in the glob parameter (no wildcards) must be\n// searched directly, not passed to --include, which globs basenames\n// and would never match a full path.\nfunc TestGrepSearchLiteralPathSearchesFileDirectly(t *testing.T) {\n\tfc := &fakeContext{stdout: \"/project/internal/store/store.go:1:func (s *Store) Get() {}\\n\"}\n\n\tout, err := grepSearch(fc, grepSearchParams{\n\t\tPattern: `^func \\(s \\*Store\\)`,\n\t\tGlob: \"internal/store/store.go\",\n\t\tContextAfter: 4,\n\t})\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tt.Fatal(err)\n\t}\n\n\tif strings.Contains(fc.lastCmd, \"--include\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"literal path must not be passed to --include, got %q\", fc.lastCmd)\n\t}\n\tif !strings.HasSuffix(fc.lastCmd, shellQuote(\"/project/internal/store/store.go\")+\" | head -n 100\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"expected grep to target the literal path, got %q\", fc.lastCmd)\n\t}\n\tif !strings.Contains(fc.lastCmd, \"-A 4\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"expected context_after to be passed through, got %q\", fc.lastCmd)\n\t}\n\tif !strings.Contains(out, \"func (s *Store) Get()\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"unexpected result: %s\", out)\n\t}\n}\n\n// A glob with wildcards must still be passed to --include and the\n// search must target the whole project.\nfunc TestGrepSearchGlobStillUsesInclude(t *testing.T) {\n\tfc := &fakeContext{stdout: \"/project/foo.go:1:foo\\n\"}\n\n\tif _, err := grepSearch(fc, grepSearchParams{Pattern: \"foo\", Glob: \"*.go\"}); err != nil {\n\t\tt.Fatal(err)\n\t}\n\n\tif !strings.Contains(fc.lastCmd, \"--include='*.go'\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"expected glob to be passed to --include, got %q\", fc.lastCmd)\n\t}\n\tif !strings.HasSuffix(fc.lastCmd, shellQuote(\"/project\")+\" | head -n 100\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"expected glob search to target /project, got %q\", fc.lastCmd)\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc TestIsGlobPattern(t *testing.T) {\n\tcases := map[string]bool{\n\t\t\"*.go\": true,\n\t\t\"src/?*.go\": true,\n\t\t\"src/[abc].go\": true,\n\t\t\"store.go\": false,\n\t\t\"internal/store/store.go\": false,\n\t}\n\tfor in, want := range cases {\n\t\tif got := isGlobPattern(in); got != want {\n\t\t\tt.Errorf(\"isGlobPattern(%q) = %v, want %v\", in, got, want)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}"}
Arguments
{"find":"\tif !strings.Contains(fc.lastCmd, \"grep -Rn -I -E\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"expected grep to be invoked with -E (extended regex), got %q\", fc.lastCmd)\n\t}\n\tif !strings.Contains(out, \"foo|bar\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"unexpected result: %s\", out)\n\t}\n}","path":"internal/tools/tools_test.go","replace":"\tif !strings.Contains(fc.lastCmd, \"grep -Rn -I -H -E\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"expected grep to be invoked with -E (extended regex), got %q\", fc.lastCmd)\n\t}\n\tif !strings.Contains(out, \"foo|bar\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"unexpected result: %s\", out)\n\t}\n}\n\n// A literal file path in the glob parameter (no wildcards) must be\n// searched directly, not passed to --include, which globs basenames\n// and would never match a full path.\nfunc TestGrepSearchLiteralPathSearchesFileDirectly(t *testing.T) {\n\tfc := &fakeContext{stdout: \"/project/internal/store/store.go:1:func (s *Store) Get() {}\\n\"}\n\n\tout, err := grepSearch(fc, grepSearchParams{\n\t\tPattern: `^func \\(s \\*Store\\)`,\n\t\tGlob: \"internal/store/store.go\",\n\t\tContextAfter: 4,\n\t})\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tt.Fatal(err)\n\t}\n\n\tif strings.Contains(fc.lastCmd, \"--include\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"literal path must not be passed to --include, got %q\", fc.lastCmd)\n\t}\n\tif !strings.HasSuffix(fc.lastCmd, shellQuote(\"/project/internal/store/store.go\")+\" | head -n 100\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"expected grep to target the literal path, got %q\", fc.lastCmd)\n\t}\n\tif !strings.Contains(fc.lastCmd, \"-A 4\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"expected context_after to be passed through, got %q\", fc.lastCmd)\n\t}\n\tif !strings.Contains(out, \"func (s *Store) Get()\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"unexpected result: %s\", out)\n\t}\n}\n\n// A glob with wildcards must still be passed to --include and the\n// search must target the whole project.\nfunc TestGrepSearchGlobStillUsesInclude(t *testing.T) {\n\tfc := &fakeContext{stdout: \"/project/foo.go:1:foo\\n\"}\n\n\tif _, err := grepSearch(fc, grepSearchParams{Pattern: \"foo\", Glob: \"*.go\"}); err != nil {\n\t\tt.Fatal(err)\n\t}\n\n\tif !strings.Contains(fc.lastCmd, \"--include='*.go'\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"expected glob to be passed to --include, got %q\", fc.lastCmd)\n\t}\n\tif !strings.HasSuffix(fc.lastCmd, shellQuote(\"/project\")+\" | head -n 100\") {\n\t\tt.Fatalf(\"expected glob search to target /project, got %q\", fc.lastCmd)\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc TestIsGlobPattern(t *testing.T) {\n\tcases := map[string]bool{\n\t\t\"*.go\": true,\n\t\t\"src/?*.go\": true,\n\t\t\"src/[abc].go\": true,\n\t\t\"store.go\": false,\n\t\t\"internal/store/store.go\": false,\n\t}\n\tfor in, want := range cases {\n\t\tif got := isGlobPattern(in); got != want {\n\t\t\tt.Errorf(\"isGlobPattern(%q) = %v, want %v\", in, got, want)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}"}
Result
1 occurrences replaced
Thinking
Alright, let's verify the final state of grep_search.go and run the tests:
Let me review the final file and run the tests:
Tool 🔧 read_file {"end_line":110,"path":"internal/tools/grep_search.go","start_line":36}
Arguments
{"end_line":110,"path":"internal/tools/grep_search.go","start_line":36}
Result
{"path":"internal/tools/grep_search.go","content":"func grepSearch(ctx Context, params grepSearchParams) (string, error) {\n\tmaxResults := params.MaxResults\n\tif maxResults == 0 {\n\t\tmaxResults = 100\n\t}\n\n\t// -E makes grep interpret the pattern as an extended regular\n\t// expression (ERE), which is the \"real\" regex flavor the tool\n\t// promises: |, +, ?, (), {} all work as metacharacters. Without\n\t// it, grep falls back to BRE, where those are treated literally.\n\t// -H keeps the filename in the output even when the search target\n\t// is a single file, so results look the same as directory searches.\n\targs := []string{\"grep\", \"-Rn\", \"-I\", \"-H\", \"-E\"}\n\tif !params.CaseSensitive {\n\t\targs = append(args, \"-i\")\n\t}\n\n\tif params.ContextBefore \u003e 0 {\n\t\targs = append(args, \"-B\", strconv.Itoa(params.ContextBefore))\n\t}\n\n\tif params.ContextAfter \u003e 0 {\n\t\targs = append(args, \"-A\", strconv.Itoa(params.ContextAfter))\n\t}\n\n\t// By default the search target is the whole project. grep's\n\t// --include matches basenames against a glob, so a literal file\n\t// path (no wildcards) passed as the glob would never match;\n\t// treat such values as a path and search that file directly.\n\ttarget := \"/project\"\n\tif params.Glob != \"\" {\n\t\tif isGlobPattern(params.Glob) {\n\t\t\targs = append(args, \"--include=\"+shellQuote(params.Glob))\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\ttarget = resolvePath(params.Glob)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\targs = append(args, \"-e\", shellQuote(params.Pattern), shellQuote(target))\n\n\tcmd := strings.Join(args, \" \") + fmt.Sprintf(\" | head -n %d\", maxResults)\n\n\toutput, stderr, err := ctx.Exec(context.Background(), cmd)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\t// grep exits non-zero (with empty output) when there are no\n\t\t// matches; that's a normal result, not a tool failure.\n\t\tif strings.TrimSpace(output) == \"\" \u0026\u0026 strings.TrimSpace(stderr) == \"\" {\n\t\t\treturn \"No matches found.\", nil\n\t\t}\n\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"grep_search: %w\", execErr(err, output, stderr))\n\t}\n\n\tif strings.TrimSpace(output) == \"\" {\n\t\t// The pipeline's exit status is head's, so a grep failure (e.g.\n\t\t// a bad regex) doesn't surface as an error; its diagnostic is on\n\t\t// stderr instead of in the match list.\n\t\tif msg := strings.TrimSpace(stderr); msg != \"\" {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"grep_search: %s\", msg)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\treturn \"No matches found.\", nil\n\t}\n\n\treturn output, nil\n}\n\n// isGlobPattern reports whether s contains the glob metacharacters\n// fnmatch (and thus grep's --include) understands. A value without\n// them is a literal path, which --include would never match since it\n// globs basenames, not full paths.\nfunc isGlobPattern(s string) bool {\n\treturn strings.ContainsAny(s, \"*?[\")\n}","start_line":36,"end_line":109,"total_lines":109,"truncated":false}
Tool 🔧 bash {"command":"cd /project && go build ./... && go test ./internal/tools/ -v -run 'Grep|IsGlob' 2>&1 | tail -n 30"}
Arguments
{"command":"cd /project && go build ./... && go test ./internal/tools/ -v -run 'Grep|IsGlob' 2>&1 | tail -n 30"}
Result
=== RUN TestGrepSearchUsesExtendedRegex --- PASS: TestGrepSearchUsesExtendedRegex (0.00s) === RUN TestGrepSearchLiteralPathSearchesFileDirectly --- PASS: TestGrepSearchLiteralPathSearchesFileDirectly (0.00s) === RUN TestGrepSearchGlobStillUsesInclude --- PASS: TestGrepSearchGlobStillUsesInclude (0.00s) === RUN TestIsGlobPattern --- PASS: TestIsGlobPattern (0.00s) === RUN TestGrepSearchNoMatches --- PASS: TestGrepSearchNoMatches (0.00s) PASS ok github.com/abrander/zoo/internal/tools 0.003s go: downloading github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2 v2.24.0 go: downloading github.com/docker/docker v28.5.2+incompatible go: downloading codeberg.org/mvdkleijn/forgejo-sdk/forgejo/v2 v2.2.0 go: downloading modernc.org/sqlite v1.56.0 go: downloading github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 go: downloading github.com/docker/go-connections v0.8.1 go: downloading github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0 go: downloading github.com/moby/docker-image-spec v1.3.1 go: downloading github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.1 go: downloading github.com/containerd/errdefs v1.0.0 go: downloading github.com/containerd/errdefs/pkg v0.3.0 go: downloading github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0 go: downloading github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 go: downloading github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 go: downloading go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.70.0 go: downloading go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.45.0 go: downloading go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.45.0 go: downloading github.com/42wim/httpsig v1.2.3 go: downloading github.com/go-fed/httpsig v1.1.0 go: downloading github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 go: downloading golang.org/x/crypto v0.39.0 go: downloading github.com/agext/levenshtein v1.2.1 go: downloading github.com/apparentlymart/go-textseg/v15 v15.0.0 go: downloading github.com/mitchellh/go-wordwrap v1.0.1 go: downloading github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.16.3 go: downloading github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.1.0 go: downloading go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.45.0 go: downloading github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0 go: downloading github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.4 go: downloading golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0 go: downloading golang.org/x/text v0.40.0 go: downloading github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 go: downloading go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1 go: downloading github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 go: downloading modernc.org/libc v1.74.4 go: downloading github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 go: downloading modernc.org/mathutil v1.7.1 go: downloading modernc.org/memory v1.11.0 go: downloading github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20230129092748-24d4a6f8daec
Thinking
The targeted tests passed. Next, to make sure nothing else is broken, I'll run the entire test suite (the dependency downloads were for other packages, but the tools tests passed).
Targeted tests pass. Now run the full test suite and vet:
Tool 🔧 bash {"command":"cd /project && go vet ./internal/tools/ && go test ./... 2>&1 | grep -v '^go: downloading' | tail -n 20","timeout":300}
Arguments
{"command":"cd /project && go vet ./internal/tools/ && go test ./... 2>&1 | grep -v '^go: downloading' | tail -n 20","timeout":300}
Result
? github.com/abrander/zoo/cmd/zoo [no test files] ok github.com/abrander/zoo/internal/agentrun 0.026s ok github.com/abrander/zoo/internal/config 0.006s ok github.com/abrander/zoo/internal/forgejo 1.321s ok github.com/abrander/zoo/internal/livelog 0.052s ok github.com/abrander/zoo/internal/llm 0.003s ok github.com/abrander/zoo/internal/scheduler 2.969s ok github.com/abrander/zoo/internal/store 1.795s ok github.com/abrander/zoo/internal/tools 0.003s ok github.com/abrander/zoo/internal/web 1.175s
Thinking
All tests pass. Next, I'll do an end-to-end sanity check that simulates exactly what the tool does — the exact command that gets built for the issue's example — and verify it works against the actual project tree:
Command that gets built for the issue's example:
```
grep -Rn -I -H -E -i -A 4 -e '^func \(s \*Store\)' '/project/internal/store/store.go' | head -n 100
```
Wait, the issue's example uses `context_after: 4` and a pattern targeting `internal/store/store.go` — but that path is from a different project (the issue's example is generic). Let me check whether this repo has `internal/store/store.go`... yes, `internal/store` exists in this repo. Let me check the file and run the exact command.
All green. Let me do an end-to-end sanity check simulating the exact command the tool now builds, using the issue's example pattern against this repo's own `internal/store`:
Tool 🔧 bash {"command":"cd /project && ls internal/store/ && sh -c \"grep -Rn -I -H -E -i -A 4 -e '^func \\(s \\*Store\\)' '/project/internal/store/store.go' | head -n 100\"; echo \"exit: $?\""}
Arguments
{"command":"cd /project && ls internal/store/ && sh -c \"grep -Rn -I -H -E -i -A 4 -e '^func \\(s \\*Store\\)' '/project/internal/store/store.go' | head -n 100\"; echo \"exit: $?\""}
Result
schema.sql
store.go
store_test.go
/project/internal/store/store.go:43:func (s *Store) Close() error {
/project/internal/store/store.go-44- return s.db.Close()
/project/internal/store/store.go-45-}
/project/internal/store/store.go-46-
/project/internal/store/store.go-47-// MarkSeen records that event id has been processed. It returns false if
--
/project/internal/store/store.go:50:func (s *Store) MarkSeen(ctx context.Context, id string) (isNew bool, err error) {
/project/internal/store/store.go-51- res, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx,
/project/internal/store/store.go-52- `INSERT OR IGNORE INTO seen_events (id, seen_at) VALUES (?, ?)`,
/project/internal/store/store.go-53- id, time.Now().UTC())
/project/internal/store/store.go-54- if err != nil {
--
/project/internal/store/store.go:75:func (s *Store) SyncAssignees(ctx context.Context, issueID int64, assignees []string) (added []string, err error) {
/project/internal/store/store.go-76- tx, err := s.db.BeginTx(ctx, nil)
/project/internal/store/store.go-77- if err != nil {
/project/internal/store/store.go-78- return nil, fmt.Errorf("sync assignees: %w", err)
/project/internal/store/store.go-79- }
--
/project/internal/store/store.go:147:func (s *Store) GetWatermark(ctx context.Context, key string) (string, error) {
/project/internal/store/store.go-148- var value string
/project/internal/store/store.go-149-
/project/internal/store/store.go-150- err := s.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, `SELECT value FROM watermark WHERE key = ?`, key).Scan(&value)
/project/internal/store/store.go-151- if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
--
/project/internal/store/store.go:162:func (s *Store) SetWatermark(ctx context.Context, key, value string) error {
/project/internal/store/store.go-163- _, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx,
/project/internal/store/store.go-164- `INSERT INTO watermark (key, value) VALUES (?, ?)
/project/internal/store/store.go-165- ON CONFLICT (key) DO UPDATE SET value = excluded.value`,
/project/internal/store/store.go-166- key, value)
--
/project/internal/store/store.go:200:func (s *Store) CreateJob(ctx context.Context, j Job) error {
/project/internal/store/store.go-201- if j.Status == "" {
/project/internal/store/store.go-202- j.Status = JobPending
/project/internal/store/store.go-203- }
/project/internal/store/store.go-204-
--
/project/internal/store/store.go:226:func (s *Store) ReapOrphanedJobs(ctx context.Context) (int64, error) {
/project/internal/store/store.go-227- res, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx,
/project/internal/store/store.go-228- `UPDATE jobs SET status = ?, finished_at = ?, error = ? WHERE status = ?`,
/project/internal/store/store.go-229- JobFailed, time.Now().UTC(), "orphaned: process restarted while job was running", JobRunning)
/project/internal/store/store.go-230- if err != nil {
--
/project/internal/store/store.go:243:func (s *Store) MarkJobStarted(ctx context.Context, id string) error {
/project/internal/store/store.go-244- _, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx,
/project/internal/store/store.go-245- `UPDATE jobs SET status = ?, started_at = ? WHERE id = ?`,
/project/internal/store/store.go-246- JobRunning, time.Now().UTC(), id)
/project/internal/store/store.go-247- if err != nil {
--
/project/internal/store/store.go:256:func (s *Store) MarkJobFinished(ctx context.Context, id string, status JobStatus, errMsg string) error {
/project/internal/store/store.go-257- _, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx,
/project/internal/store/store.go-258- `UPDATE jobs SET status = ?, finished_at = ?, error = ? WHERE id = ?`,
/project/internal/store/store.go-259- status, time.Now().UTC(), errMsg, id)
/project/internal/store/store.go-260- if err != nil {
--
/project/internal/store/store.go:268:func (s *Store) GetJob(ctx context.Context, id string) (Job, error) {
/project/internal/store/store.go-269- var j Job
/project/internal/store/store.go-270-
/project/internal/store/store.go-271- err := s.db.QueryRowContext(ctx,
/project/internal/store/store.go-272- `SELECT id, event_kind, agent, owner, repo, issue_index, status, created_at, started_at, finished_at, error
--
/project/internal/store/store.go:284:func (s *Store) ListJobs(ctx context.Context, limit int) ([]Job, error) {
/project/internal/store/store.go-285- rows, err := s.db.QueryContext(ctx,
/project/internal/store/store.go-286- `SELECT id, event_kind, agent, owner, repo, issue_index, status, created_at, started_at, finished_at, error
/project/internal/store/store.go-287- FROM jobs ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT ?`, limit)
/project/internal/store/store.go-288- if err != nil {
--
/project/internal/store/store.go:327:func (s *Store) AppendLog(ctx context.Context, jobID, stream, line string) error {
/project/internal/store/store.go-328- _, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx,
/project/internal/store/store.go-329- `INSERT INTO job_logs (job_id, seq, stream, line, ts)
/project/internal/store/store.go-330- VALUES (?, COALESCE((SELECT MAX(seq) + 1 FROM job_logs WHERE job_id = ?), 0), ?, ?, ?)`,
/project/internal/store/store.go-331- jobID, jobID, stream, line, time.Now().UTC())
--
/project/internal/store/store.go:340:func (s *Store) TailLogs(ctx context.Context, jobID string, afterSeq int64) ([]LogLine, error) {
/project/internal/store/store.go-341- rows, err := s.db.QueryContext(ctx,
/project/internal/store/store.go-342- `SELECT seq, stream, line, ts FROM job_logs WHERE job_id = ? AND seq > ? ORDER BY seq ASC`,
/project/internal/store/store.go-343- jobID, afterSeq)
/project/internal/store/store.go-344- if err != nil {
exit: 0
Thinking
The exact scenario in question now works end-to-end: `glob: "internal/store/store.go"` + `context_after: 4` + `query: "^func \(s \*Store\)"` returns matches with context lines and a consistent `path:line:content` format.
Also, let me quickly verify the error path for non-existent files, and that the glob path continues to work:
The exact scenario from the issue now works end-to-end. Let me verify the remaining edge cases — nonexistent file (error path) and real globs (unchanged behavior):
Tool 🔧 bash {"command":"cd /project && echo \"--- nonexistent file:\" && sh -c \"grep -Rn -I -H -E -i -e 'foo' '/project/internal/store/nope.go' | head -n 100\"; echo \"exit: $?\"; echo \"--- glob still works:\" && sh -c \"grep -Rn -I -H -E -i --include='*.go' -e 'func isGlobPattern' /project | head -n 5\"; echo \"exit: $?\""}
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{"command":"cd /project && echo \"--- nonexistent file:\" && sh -c \"grep -Rn -I -H -E -i -e 'foo' '/project/internal/store/nope.go' | head -n 100\"; echo \"exit: $?\"; echo \"--- glob still works:\" && sh -c \"grep -Rn -I -H -E -i --include='*.go' -e 'func isGlobPattern' /project | head -n 5\"; echo \"exit: $?\""}
Result
--- nonexistent file:
exit: 0
--- glob still works:
/project/internal/tools/grep_search.go:107:func isGlobPattern(s string) bool {
exit: 0
grep: /project/internal/store/nope.go: No such file or directory
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All edge cases work as intended:
1. **Non-existent file**: grep writes `grep: /project/internal/store/nope.go: No such file or directory` to stderr, and the pipeline's exit code is 0 (head's). In `grepSearch`, since `err == nil` and the output is empty but stderr is non-empty, it returns `grep_search: grep: /project/internal/store/nope.go: No such file or directory` — a clear, actionable error. (The reason stderr appears after "exit: 0" in the terminal output is due to stderr/stdout interleaving.)
2. **Actual glob** (`*.go`): still passed to `--include`, and the search targets `/project`. Behavior unchanged.
Now let's commit and push. First, I'll check git status and the diff.
All edge cases behave correctly:
- **Non-existent file** → grep's diagnostic surfaces as a clear error (`grep_search: grep: ...: No such file or directory`)
- **Actual glob** → still uses `--include`, and targets the entire project (no change in behavior)
Alright, let's commit and push:
Tool 🔧 bash {"command":"cd /project && git status --short && git diff --stat && git log --oneline -3"}
Arguments
{"command":"cd /project && git status --short && git diff --stat && git log --oneline -3"}
Result
M internal/tools/grep_search.go M internal/tools/tools_test.go internal/tools/grep_search.go | 27 ++++++++++++++++--- internal/tools/tools_test.go | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) 081d4bd Merge pull request 'livelog: open reasoning/content blocks lazily, on first real text' (#63) from issue-62-greg into main 49f034a livelog: open reasoning/content blocks lazily, on first real text f9b1877 Add some retry logic for the LLM backend.
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The diff is clean and focused. Let me commit with a good message and push. Looking at the repo's commit style, it uses imperative, concise messages (e.g., "livelog: open reasoning/content blocks lazily, on first real text"). I'll follow that style.
Tool 🔧 bash {"command":"cd /project && git add internal/tools/grep_search.go internal/tools/tools_test.go && git commit -m \"grep_search: treat a wildcard-free glob as a literal file path\n\ngrep's --include matches basenames against a glob, so a literal file\npath passed as the glob (e.g. 'internal/store/store.go') never matched\nanything. Detect values without glob metacharacters (*, ?, [) and\nsearch that file directly instead, resolving it against /project.\n\nAlso add -H so single-file results keep the path:line:content format\nof directory searches, and document the behavior in the tool schema.\" && git push origin issue-65-greg 2>&1 | tail -n 3"}
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{"command":"cd /project && git add internal/tools/grep_search.go internal/tools/tools_test.go && git commit -m \"grep_search: treat a wildcard-free glob as a literal file path\n\ngrep's --include matches basenames against a glob, so a literal file\npath passed as the glob (e.g. 'internal/store/store.go') never matched\nanything. Detect values without glob metacharacters (*, ?, [) and\nsearch that file directly instead, resolving it against /project.\n\nAlso add -H so single-file results keep the path:line:content format\nof directory searches, and document the behavior in the tool schema.\" && git push origin issue-65-greg 2>&1 | tail -n 3"}
Result
[issue-65-greg 474ef42] grep_search: treat a wildcard-free glob as a literal file path 2 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) To https://code.stdio.dk/abrander/zoo.git * [new branch] issue-65-greg -> issue-65-greg
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Push complete. Next, I'll open a pull request and post a summary comment on the issue.
Pushed. Now let me open the PR and report back on the issue:
Tool 🔧 open_pull_request {"base":"main","body":"## Problem\n\n`grep_search` passes the `glob` parameter to `grep --include=`, which matches **basenames** against a glob. A literal file path like `internal/store/store.go` contains `/` (not a wildcard), so it never matches any basename and the search silently returns nothing:\n\n```\n$ grep -Rn -I -E --include='internal/store/store.go' -e 'func' .\n# (no matches, exit 1)\n```\n\n## Fix (`internal/tools/grep_search.go`)\n\n- **Detect literal paths**: a `glob` value without glob metacharacters (`*`, `?`, `[` — the ones fnmatch/grep `--include` understand) is now treated as a file path, resolved against `/project` via the existing `resolvePath`, and used as grep's search target instead of `/project`.\n- **Globs unchanged**: values with wildcards (e.g. `*.go`) still go to `--include` with `/project` as the target.\n- **Consistent output format**: added `-H` so single-file searches keep the `path:line:content` format (plain `grep file` omits the filename).\n- **Tool schema**: the `glob` property description now documents that a literal file path is searched directly, so agents know they can do it.\n\nThe issue's exact example now works:\n\n```json\n{ \"context_after\": 4, \"glob\": \"internal/store/store.go\", \"query\": \"^func \\\\(s \\\\*Store\\\\)\" }\n```\n\n```\n/project/internal/store/store.go:43:func (s *Store) Close() error {\n/project/internal/store/store.go-44-\treturn s.db.Close()\n/project/internal/store/store.go-45-}\n...\n```\n\nEdge cases:\n- Nonexistent path → clear error: `grep_search: grep: /project/...: No such file or directory`\n- Directory path (no wildcards) → searches that subtree recursively (grep's natural behavior)\n\n## Tests\n\n- `TestGrepSearchLiteralPathSearchesFileDirectly` — the issue's scenario: no `--include`, targets the resolved path, context flags pass through\n- `TestGrepSearchGlobStillUsesInclude` — regression guard for real globs\n- `TestIsGlobPattern` — unit test for the metacharacter detection\n- Updated `TestGrepSearchUsesExtendedRegex` for the new `-H` flag\n\n`go build ./...`, `go vet`, and `go test ./...` all pass.","head":"issue-65-greg","title":"grep_search: treat a wildcard-free glob as a literal file path"}
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{"base":"main","body":"## Problem\n\n`grep_search` passes the `glob` parameter to `grep --include=`, which matches **basenames** against a glob. A literal file path like `internal/store/store.go` contains `/` (not a wildcard), so it never matches any basename and the search silently returns nothing:\n\n```\n$ grep -Rn -I -E --include='internal/store/store.go' -e 'func' .\n# (no matches, exit 1)\n```\n\n## Fix (`internal/tools/grep_search.go`)\n\n- **Detect literal paths**: a `glob` value without glob metacharacters (`*`, `?`, `[` — the ones fnmatch/grep `--include` understand) is now treated as a file path, resolved against `/project` via the existing `resolvePath`, and used as grep's search target instead of `/project`.\n- **Globs unchanged**: values with wildcards (e.g. `*.go`) still go to `--include` with `/project` as the target.\n- **Consistent output format**: added `-H` so single-file searches keep the `path:line:content` format (plain `grep file` omits the filename).\n- **Tool schema**: the `glob` property description now documents that a literal file path is searched directly, so agents know they can do it.\n\nThe issue's exact example now works:\n\n```json\n{ \"context_after\": 4, \"glob\": \"internal/store/store.go\", \"query\": \"^func \\\\(s \\\\*Store\\\\)\" }\n```\n\n```\n/project/internal/store/store.go:43:func (s *Store) Close() error {\n/project/internal/store/store.go-44-\treturn s.db.Close()\n/project/internal/store/store.go-45-}\n...\n```\n\nEdge cases:\n- Nonexistent path → clear error: `grep_search: grep: /project/...: No such file or directory`\n- Directory path (no wildcards) → searches that subtree recursively (grep's natural behavior)\n\n## Tests\n\n- `TestGrepSearchLiteralPathSearchesFileDirectly` — the issue's scenario: no `--include`, targets the resolved path, context flags pass through\n- `TestGrepSearchGlobStillUsesInclude` — regression guard for real globs\n- `TestIsGlobPattern` — unit test for the metacharacter detection\n- Updated `TestGrepSearchUsesExtendedRegex` for the new `-H` flag\n\n`go build ./...`, `go vet`, and `go test ./...` all pass.","head":"issue-65-greg","title":"grep_search: treat a wildcard-free glob as a literal file path"}
Result
Pull request opened
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The PR has been opened. Next, I'll post a summary comment on the issue.
Tool 🔧 comment {"body":"Confirmed and fixed — thanks for the pointer, @leon, your analysis was spot on.\n\n**Root cause:** the `glob` parameter was passed verbatim to `grep --include=`, which matches *basenames* against a glob. A literal path like `internal/store/store.go` contains `/` (a literal, not a wildcard), so it can never match a basename — the search silently returned nothing.\n\n**Fix** (PR opened from `issue-65-greg`):\n1. **Detect literal paths** — a `glob` value without glob metacharacters (`*`, `?`, `[`) is now treated as a file path, resolved against `/project`, and searched directly instead of via `--include`.\n2. **Globs unchanged** — values with wildcards (e.g. `*.go`) still go to `--include` as before.\n3. **Consistent output** — added `-H` so single-file results keep the `path:line:content` format of directory searches.\n4. **Documented in the tool schema** — the `glob` property description now tells agents a literal file path is searched directly.\n\nYour example now works as expected:\n\n```json\n{ \"context_after\": 4, \"glob\": \"internal/store/store.go\", \"query\": \"^func \\\\(s \\\\*Store\\\\)\" }\n```\n```\n/project/internal/store/store.go:43:func (s *Store) Close() error {\n/project/internal/store/store.go-44-\treturn s.db.Close()\n...\n```\n\nEdge cases handled: a nonexistent path returns a clear `No such file or directory` error, and a directory path (no wildcards) searches that subtree recursively. Added tests for the literal-path case, a regression guard for real globs, and the metacharacter detection; full suite passes."}
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{"body":"Confirmed and fixed — thanks for the pointer, @leon, your analysis was spot on.\n\n**Root cause:** the `glob` parameter was passed verbatim to `grep --include=`, which matches *basenames* against a glob. A literal path like `internal/store/store.go` contains `/` (a literal, not a wildcard), so it can never match a basename — the search silently returned nothing.\n\n**Fix** (PR opened from `issue-65-greg`):\n1. **Detect literal paths** — a `glob` value without glob metacharacters (`*`, `?`, `[`) is now treated as a file path, resolved against `/project`, and searched directly instead of via `--include`.\n2. **Globs unchanged** — values with wildcards (e.g. `*.go`) still go to `--include` as before.\n3. **Consistent output** — added `-H` so single-file results keep the `path:line:content` format of directory searches.\n4. **Documented in the tool schema** — the `glob` property description now tells agents a literal file path is searched directly.\n\nYour example now works as expected:\n\n```json\n{ \"context_after\": 4, \"glob\": \"internal/store/store.go\", \"query\": \"^func \\\\(s \\\\*Store\\\\)\" }\n```\n```\n/project/internal/store/store.go:43:func (s *Store) Close() error {\n/project/internal/store/store.go-44-\treturn s.db.Close()\n...\n```\n\nEdge cases handled: a nonexistent path returns a clear `No such file or directory` error, and a directory path (no wildcards) searches that subtree recursively. Added tests for the literal-path case, a regression guard for real globs, and the metacharacter detection; full suite passes."}
Result
Comment posted
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Everything is complete:
1. ✅ Investigated the bug and confirmed the root cause (grep's `--include` globs the basename, so full paths will never match)
2. ✅ Implemented the fix in `internal/tools/grep_search.go`:
- `isGlobPattern()` helper that detects `*`, `?`, `[`
- Literal paths are resolved via `resolvePath` and used directly as grep's target
- Added `-H` for consistent output format
- Updated the tool schema description
3. ✅ Added tests (3 new, 1 updated)
4. ✅ Full test suite + vet + build passing
5. ✅ End-to-end verification of the exact scenario from the issue, plus edge cases
6. ✅ Committed and pushed to `issue-65-greg`
7. ✅ Opened a PR to `main`
8. ✅ Posted a summary comment on the issue
Done. Here's a brief summary for the final message.
Done. Summary of the work on issue #65:
**Root cause (confirmed):** `grep_search` passed the `glob` parameter to `grep --include=`, which globs **basenames** — a literal path like `internal/store/store.go` contains `/` (not a wildcard), so it never matched and searches silently returned nothing.
**Fix** (`internal/tools/grep_search.go`):
- New `isGlobPattern()` helper: a `glob` value without fnmatch metacharacters (`*`, `?`, `[`) is treated as a literal file path, resolved against `/project` via the existing `resolvePath`, and used as grep's search target directly
- Wildcard globs (e.g. `*.go`) keep the existing `--include` behavior
- Added `-H` so single-file results keep the `path:line:content` format of directory searches
- Updated the `glob` property description in the tool schema so agents know a literal file path is searched directly
**Verification:**
- The issue's exact example now works end-to-end (ran the generated command against this repo's `internal/store/store.go` — matches with context lines, correct format)
- Nonexistent path → clear `No such file or directory` error; directory path → recursive subtree search
- 3 new tests + 1 updated; `go build`, `go vet`, and full `go test ./...` all pass
**Shipped:** committed to `issue-65-greg`, pushed, PR opened against `main`, and a summary comment posted on the issue.