Add ast_grep tool: structural code search via ast-grep

AST-level pattern matching — find code by structure, not text.
e.g. find all `if let Some($X) = $Y { $$$BODY }` patterns.
Supports C, Rust, Python, JS/TS, Go, and 20+ languages.

Gracefully errors if sg binary isn't installed.

Co-Authored-By: Proof of Concept <poc@bcachefs.org>

.claude/scheduled_tasks.lock

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
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Cargo.lock

@@ -126,6 +126,56 @@ version = "1.0.102"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7f202df86484c868dbad7eaa557ef785d5c66295e41b460ef922eca0723b842c"
 
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+version = "0.42.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0e4ae49b5c42878311768f4cdd576ef470c6e45c3105d558af928fd04ac8c588"
+dependencies = [
+ "bit-set 0.10.0",
+ "regex",
+ "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "tree-sitter",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ast-grep-language"
+version = "0.42.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fccbced91e848baf5d25278972bfc18b2248c38e411dcfeb65e431a5b530a5c6"
+dependencies = [
+ "ast-grep-core",
+ "ignore",
+ "serde",
+ "tree-sitter",
+ "tree-sitter-bash",
+ "tree-sitter-c",
+ "tree-sitter-c-sharp",
+ "tree-sitter-cpp",
+ "tree-sitter-css",
+ "tree-sitter-dart",
+ "tree-sitter-elixir",
+ "tree-sitter-go",
+ "tree-sitter-haskell",
+ "tree-sitter-hcl",
+ "tree-sitter-html",
+ "tree-sitter-java",
+ "tree-sitter-javascript",
+ "tree-sitter-json",
+ "tree-sitter-kotlin-sg",
+ "tree-sitter-lua",
+ "tree-sitter-nix",
+ "tree-sitter-php",
+ "tree-sitter-python",
+ "tree-sitter-ruby",
+ "tree-sitter-rust",
+ "tree-sitter-scala",
+ "tree-sitter-solidity",
+ "tree-sitter-swift",
+ "tree-sitter-typescript",
+ "tree-sitter-yaml",
+]
+
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 version = "0.6.1"
@@ -196,7 +246,16 @@ version = "0.5.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0700ddab506f33b20a03b13996eccd309a48e5ff77d0d95926aa0210fb4e95f1"
 dependencies = [
- "bit-vec",
+ "bit-vec 0.6.3",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+version = "0.10.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "09ec2f926cc3060f09db9ebc5b52823d85268d24bb917e472c0c4bea35780a7d"
+dependencies = [
+ "bit-vec 0.9.1",
 ]
 
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "349f9b6a179ed607305526ca489b34ad0a41aed5f7980fa90eb03160b69598fb"
 
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b71798fca2c1fe1086445a7258a4bc81e6e49dcd24c8d0dd9a1e57395b603f51"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
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 name = "bitflags"
 version = "1.3.2"
@@ -238,6 +306,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "generic-array",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bstr"
+version = "1.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "63044e1ae8e69f3b5a92c736ca6269b8d12fa7efe39bf34ddb06d102cf0e2cab"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+ "serde",
+]
+
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 version = "3.20.2"
@@ -908,7 +986,7 @@ version = "0.11.0"
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 checksum = "b95f7c0680e4142284cf8b22c14a476e87d61b004a3a0861872b32ef7ead40a2"
 dependencies = [
- "bit-set",
+ "bit-set 0.5.3",
  "regex",
 ]
 
@@ -1152,6 +1230,19 @@ version = "0.3.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0cc23270f6e1808e30a928bdc84dea0b9b4136a8bc82338574f23baf47bbd280"
 
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+checksum = "52dfc19153a48bde0cbd630453615c8151bce3a5adfac7a0aebfbf0a1e1f57e3"
+dependencies = [
+ "aho-corasick",
+ "bstr",
+ "log",
+ "regex-automata",
+ "regex-syntax",
+]
+
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 name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.12.3"
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b9e0384b61958566e926dc50660321d12159025e767c18e043daf26b70104c39"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ignore"
+version = "0.4.25"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d3d782a365a015e0f5c04902246139249abf769125006fbe7649e2ee88169b4a"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-deque",
+ "globset",
+ "log",
+ "memchr",
+ "regex-automata",
+ "same-file",
+ "walkdir",
+ "winapi-util",
+]
+
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 name = "indexmap"
 version = "2.13.1"
@@ -1983,6 +2090,8 @@ name = "poc-memory"
 version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "ast-grep-core",
+ "ast-grep-language",
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "bincode",
  "bytes",
@@ -2028,6 +2137,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tui-markdown",
  "tui-textarea-2",
  "uuid",
+ "walkdir",
 ]
 
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "83fc039473c5595ace860d8c4fafa220ff474b3fc6bfdb4293327f1a37e94d86"
 dependencies = [
+ "indexmap",
  "itoa",
  "memchr",
  "serde",
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a2eb9349b6444b326872e140eb1cf5e7c522154d69e7a0ffb0fb81c06b37543f"
 
+[[package]]
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+version = "0.1.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2b2231b7c3057d5e4ad0156fb3dc807d900806020c5ffa3ee6ff2c8c76fb8520"
+
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 version = "0.11.1"
@@ -3105,6 +3222,286 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
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+checksum = "887bd495d0582c5e3e0d8ece2233666169fa56a9644d172fc22ad179ab2d0538"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "regex",
+ "regex-syntax",
+ "serde_json",
+ "streaming-iterator",
+ "tree-sitter-language",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tree-sitter-bash"
+version = "0.25.1"
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+checksum = "9e5ec769279cc91b561d3df0d8a5deb26b0ad40d183127f409494d6d8fc53062"
+dependencies = [
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+ "tree-sitter-language",
+]
+
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+checksum = "1a3aad8f0129083a59fe8596157552d2bb7148c492d44c21558d68ca1c722707"
+dependencies = [
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+
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+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "tree-sitter-language",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "tree-sitter-language",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "try-lock"
 version = "0.2.5"
@@ -3489,7 +3886,7 @@ version = "0.1.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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 dependencies = [
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]

Cargo.toml

@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ memmap2 = "0.9"
 peg = "0.8"
 paste = "1"
 
+ast-grep-core = "0.42"
+ast-grep-language = { version = "0.42", features = ["builtin-parser"] }
+walkdir = "2"
+
 redb = "4"
 rkyv = { version = "0.7", features = ["validation", "std"] }
 

src/agent/tools/ast_grep.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+// tools/ast_grep.rs — Structural code search using ast-grep library
+//
+// AST-level pattern matching: find code structures, not just text.
+// Uses ast-grep-core and ast-grep-language directly — no shell subprocess.
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::path::Path;
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+use ast_grep_core::Pattern;
+use ast_grep_language::{SupportLang, LanguageExt};
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct Args {
+    pattern: String,
+    #[serde(default = "default_path")]
+    path: String,
+    lang: Option<String>,
+}
+
+fn default_path() -> String { ".".into() }
+
+pub fn tool() -> super::Tool {
+    super::Tool {
+        name: "ast_grep",
+        description: "Structural code search using AST patterns. Finds code by structure, not text — \
+            e.g. find all `if let Some($X) = $Y { $$$BODY }` patterns. \
+            Supports C, Rust, Python, JS/TS, Go, Java, and 20+ languages.",
+        parameters_json: r#"{"type":"object","properties":{"pattern":{"type":"string","description":"AST pattern to search for. Use $X for single node wildcards, $$$X for multiple nodes."},"path":{"type":"string","description":"Directory or file to search in (default: current directory)"},"lang":{"type":"string","description":"Language (e.g. 'rust', 'c', 'python', 'javascript'). Auto-detected from file extension if omitted."}},"required":["pattern"]}"#,
+        handler: Arc::new(|_a, v| Box::pin(async move { ast_grep_search(&v) })),
+    }
+}
+
+fn detect_lang(path: &Path) -> Option<SupportLang> {
+    let ext = path.extension()?.to_str()?;
+    parse_lang(ext)
+}
+
+fn parse_lang(name: &str) -> Option<SupportLang> {
+    // ast-grep-language provides from_extension but we want from name
+    match name.to_lowercase().as_str() {
+        "rust" | "rs" => Some(SupportLang::Rust),
+        "c" => Some(SupportLang::C),
+        "cpp" | "c++" | "cc" | "cxx" => Some(SupportLang::Cpp),
+        "python" | "py" => Some(SupportLang::Python),
+        "javascript" | "js" => Some(SupportLang::JavaScript),
+        "typescript" | "ts" => Some(SupportLang::TypeScript),
+        "go" => Some(SupportLang::Go),
+        "java" => Some(SupportLang::Java),
+        "json" => Some(SupportLang::Json),
+        "html" => Some(SupportLang::Html),
+        "css" => Some(SupportLang::Css),
+        "bash" | "sh" => Some(SupportLang::Bash),
+        "ruby" | "rb" => Some(SupportLang::Ruby),
+        "yaml" | "yml" => Some(SupportLang::Yaml),
+        "lua" => Some(SupportLang::Lua),
+        "kotlin" | "kt" => Some(SupportLang::Kotlin),
+        "swift" => Some(SupportLang::Swift),
+        "scala" => Some(SupportLang::Scala),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+fn search_file(
+    path: &Path,
+    lang: SupportLang,
+    pattern: &Pattern,
+    results: &mut Vec<String>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let source = std::fs::read_to_string(path)
+        .with_context(|| format!("reading {}", path.display()))?;
+    let tree = lang.ast_grep(&source);
+    for node_match in tree.root().find_all(pattern) {
+        let start = node_match.start_pos();
+        let line = start.line() + 1;
+        let matched_text = node_match.text();
+        let preview = if matched_text.len() > 200 {
+            format!("{}...", &matched_text[..200])
+        } else {
+            matched_text.to_string()
+        };
+        results.push(format!("{}:{}: {}", path.display(), line, preview));
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn walk_and_search(
+    dir: &Path,
+    explicit_lang: Option<SupportLang>,
+    pattern_str: &str,
+    results: &mut Vec<String>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    if dir.is_file() {
+        let lang = explicit_lang
+            .or_else(|| detect_lang(dir))
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("cannot detect language for {}", dir.display()))?;
+        let pattern = Pattern::new(pattern_str, lang);
+        return search_file(dir, lang, &pattern, results);
+    }
+
+    for entry in walkdir::WalkDir::new(dir)
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter_entry(|e| {
+            let name = e.file_name().to_str().unwrap_or("");
+            !name.starts_with('.') && name != "target" && name != "node_modules"
+        })
+    {
+        let entry = match entry {
+            Ok(e) => e,
+            Err(_) => continue,
+        };
+        if !entry.file_type().is_file() { continue; }
+
+        let path = entry.path();
+        let lang = match explicit_lang.or_else(|| detect_lang(path)) {
+            Some(l) => l,
+            None => continue,
+        };
+        let pattern = Pattern::new(pattern_str, lang);
+        let _ = search_file(path, lang, &pattern, results);
+
+        if results.len() >= 100 {
+            results.push("... (truncated at 100 matches)".into());
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn ast_grep_search(args: &serde_json::Value) -> Result<String> {
+    let a: Args = serde_json::from_value(args.clone())
+        .context("invalid ast_grep arguments")?;
+
+    let explicit_lang = a.lang.as_deref().and_then(parse_lang);
+    let path = Path::new(&a.path);
+
+    let mut results = Vec::new();
+    walk_and_search(path, explicit_lang, &a.pattern, &mut results)?;
+
+    if results.is_empty() {
+        return Ok("No matches found.".to_string());
+    }
+
+    Ok(super::truncate_output(results.join("\n"), 30000))
+}

src/agent/tools/mod.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 // working_stack) and delegates everything else to thought::dispatch.
 
 // Core tools
+mod ast_grep;
 mod bash;
 pub mod channels;
 mod edit;
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ pub fn tools() -> Vec<Tool> {
     let mut all = vec![
         read::tool(), write::tool(), edit::tool(),
         grep::tool(), glob::tool(), bash::tool(),
-        vision::tool(),
+        ast_grep::tool(), vision::tool(),
     ];
     all.extend(web::tools());
     all.extend(memory::memory_tools());