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claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [FEATURE] make tools like ripgrep and fdfind a first class citizen [1 participants]

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## Shell tool preferences

- For file/directory searches: try `fd`, then `fdfind`, then `find` as a last resort.
- Use `rg` (ripgrep) instead of `grep` for content searches.

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find ~/git/ -name "*.sh" | xargs grep -l "ticket"
find ~/git/ -type f | grep -iv "meta\|\.pyc\|__pycache__" | grep -E "tpm" -i | sort
etc...
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Problem Statement

Tools like fd and ripgrep are much faster than find and grep.

Even though I have added this section to CLAUDE.md, in several cases claude-code continues to ignore those instructions and just use old plain find and grep.

## Shell tool preferences

- For file/directory searches: try `fd`, then `fdfind`, then `find` as a last resort.
- Use `rg` (ripgrep) instead of `grep` for content searches.

Those tools are much faster and are well supported.

Some examples of shell commands I've seen claude do, ignoring the instructions

find ~/git/ -name "*.sh" | xargs grep -l "ticket"
find ~/git/ -type f | grep -iv "meta\|\.pyc\|__pycache__" | grep -E "tpm" -i | sort
etc...

Proposed Solution

I'd like for claude-code to never invoke grep or find when it can invoke rg and fd (or fdfind in some platforms)

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Low - Nice to have

Feature Category

File operations

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TL;DR

Update claude-code to prioritize fd and rg over find and grep for file and content searches.

Guidance

  • Review the claude-code implementation to ensure it correctly reads and applies the shell tool preferences from CLAUDE.md.
  • Verify that fd and rg are installed and available in the system's PATH.
  • Consider adding a fallback mechanism to handle cases where fd or rg are not available, defaulting to fdfind or find and grep as specified.
  • Test claude-code with various search scenarios to ensure it uses the preferred tools.

Example

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Notes

The solution relies on the assumption that claude-code is designed to read and apply the preferences from CLAUDE.md. If this is not the case, additional modifications may be necessary.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Update claude-code to use fd and rg by default, with a fallback to find and grep when necessary, as this aligns with the user's preference for faster and well-supported tools.

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