search_files
Grep across a site's files
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Search for a literal string or basic regex across all files in either the served dist or the editable source tree. Use this BEFORE batch-reading files to find candidates — saves the 'read 14 batches just to find which 3 files matter' round trip. Pass target: "source" to search the editable tree (requires Site.sourceStored=true).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | no | |
| siteId | string | no | |
| pattern | string | yes | Pattern to search for. Treated literal by default; pass regex:true to use as a basic regex (BusyBox grep BRE — no PCRE features). |
| target | string | no | Where to search. 'dist' (default) searches the served files. 'source' searches the editable source tree (requires Site.sourceStored=true). |
| regex | boolean | no | When true, the pattern is interpreted as a basic regular expression. Default: false (literal substring match). |
| caseInsensitive | boolean | no | Default: false. When true, adds -i to grep. |
| glob | string | no | Filename glob filter, e.g. '*.js' or '*.{js,html}'. Applied via find before grep so we don't read non-matching files. |
| maxMatches | integer | no | Cap on returned matches. Default 200, hard max 1000. Truncation is reported via budgetExceeded. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"siteId": {
"type": "string"
},
"pattern": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Pattern to search for. Treated literal by default; pass regex:true to use as a basic regex (BusyBox grep BRE — no PCRE features)."
},
"target": {
"description": "Where to search. 'dist' (default) searches the served files. 'source' searches the editable source tree (requires Site.sourceStored=true).",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"dist",
"source"
]
},
"regex": {
"description": "When true, the pattern is interpreted as a basic regular expression. Default: false (literal substring match).",
"type": "boolean"
},
"caseInsensitive": {
"description": "Default: false. When true, adds -i to grep.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"glob": {
"description": "Filename glob filter, e.g. '*.js' or '*.{js,html}'. Applied via find before grep so we don't read non-matching files.",
"type": "string"
},
"maxMatches": {
"description": "Cap on returned matches. Default 200, hard max 1000. Truncation is reported via budgetExceeded.",
"type": "integer",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"maximum": 1000
}
},
"required": [
"pattern"
]
}