The default limits let broad queries flood the model context. This
change sets smaller defaults. An explicit parameter still overrides each one.
- file_search: max_results 1000 to 50, context_lines 2 to 0.
- ast_query: max_results 100 to 50.
- ast_query compact output omits the node type unless verbose is set.
On a fixed seven-call suite, response size fell from 198529 to 61960 bytes.
ast_query walked every language-matching file under the search root, including
node_modules, vendor and bower_components — parsing third-party code and
flooding results with irrelevant matches (large token cost on every call,
worst for JS/TS node_modules). Skip these by name during the walk, alongside
the existing hidden-dir skip.
The walk root is now exempt from both skips, so targeting a dependency dir
explicitly (paths:["vendor/foo"]) still works — previously naming a hidden or
dependency dir as the root would have skipped everything. Documents the scope
in the tool description and help resource.
Adds a regression test covering default-skip and explicit-target inclusion.
ast_query defaulted to verbose output (full code + up to 500 chars/match + captures), which is very token-heavy on multi-match queries. Default to compact (one line per match: file:line (kind) firstline) — roughly 5-10x fewer tokens on typical queries — while verbose remains available per-call (format=verbose) or via the default_format session pref. Updates tool description, help resource, and TestASTQueryFormatCompactDefault.
Two ast_query/lsp_query ergonomics improvements that share the tool registration and help files:
- lsp_query accepts symbol_name (+symbol_kind) and resolves the position via AST (resolveLSPSymbolPosition), so callers need not know line:col; line/column are no longer required. SymbolCandidate gains NameLine/NameColumn for the precise identifier position. Ambiguous/unknown names error with candidates / a 'did you mean' hint. Adds TestResolveLSPSymbolPosition.
- ast_query help + tool description now document that matching is keyword/kind-based, not structural: pattern arg/return constraints are not enforced; use name_exact/name_matches/kind_in to filter. Fixes a misleading 'functions returning error' example.
- [x] Remove auto-indentation from text mode edits (caller controls whitespace)
- [x] Add line-ending detection and normalization for both AST and text modes
- [x] Share edit logic via new `spliceContent` function for both modes
- [x] Fix diff to emit "No newline at end of file" markers
- [x] Fix diff to strip raw CR from CRLF file output
- [x] Remove double-unescape of backslash sequences in new_content
- [x] Fix countDiffLines to be hunk-aware (correctly count lines starting with +/-)
- [x] Fix block-comment stripping to remove standalone lines cleanly
- [x] Fix Python license header stripping to preserve separator blank lines
* v2.0: token-optimization overhaul
Additive (backward-compatible flags):
- file_read: skeleton mode, strip (imports/license/block_comments),
compact_line_numbers, 8-char etag with prefix-match compat
- ast_query: format=verbose|compact|location, pagination cursor
- file_search: cluster mode, pagination cursor
- lsp_query (references): compact output
Breaking (v2):
- Preambles removed; opt-in verbose=true restores
- edit_apply: response=count|diff|none, default count
- ping tool removed
- symbol_at/find_definition/find_references merged into lsp_query
- Tool descriptions trimmed -83%, help moved to filepuff://help/<tool>
- Batch file_read dedups by etag
Protocol:
- ResourceLink returned for file_read >64 KiB (force_inline override)
- OnAfterInitialize hook reads capabilities.experimental.filepuff
for session defaults (default_format, default_max_results,
default_cluster, compact_refs, line_numbers,
resource_link_threshold)
* fix: drop --max-total-count from ripgrep args
The flag does not exist in stable ripgrep (confirmed up to 15.1.0 --
"unrecognized flag --max-total-count, similar flags that are
available: --max-count"). Every file_search call failed on hosts with
stock rg. --max-count is per-file, not a drop-in replacement, so rely
on the in-process truncation in parseOutput that was already the
documented safety net.
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