apply_edits
Multi-file find/replace in one call
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Apply find/replace edits across MANY files in one tool call. Batch sibling of update_file_content. Per-file edit semantics identical (count: 1 default, -1 = all, positive int asserts exact count). Whole call is atomic across files: validation runs first, writes only proceed if every edit's count check passes.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | yes | |
| target | string | no | Tree to edit, dist (default) or source. Same tree applies to every file in this call. |
| files | array | yes | Files + edits to apply. Up to 25 files / 200 total edits per call. All-or-nothing: if any edit's match count differs from its expected count, NOTHING is written. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"target": {
"description": "Tree to edit, dist (default) or source. Same tree applies to every file in this call.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"dist",
"source"
]
},
"files": {
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 25,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"path": {
"type": "string",
"description": "File-relative path inside the chosen target."
},
"edits": {
"minItems": 1,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"find": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 65536
},
"replace": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 65536
},
"count": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
}
},
"required": [
"find",
"replace"
]
},
"description": "Ordered edits applied to THIS file's current state."
}
},
"required": [
"path",
"edits"
]
},
"description": "Files + edits to apply. Up to 25 files / 200 total edits per call. All-or-nothing: if any edit's match count differs from its expected count, NOTHING is written."
}
},
"required": [
"name",
"files"
]
}