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Many harnesses are doing this already, "Grep" is the tool name, ripgrep is the implementation

It depends on if it is using Grep the harness tool or Grep from the bash tool

I see it using the Bash tool infrequently though sometimes Grep. I'm on Claude Code for now due to subscription lock-in, been contemplating moving to pi though

My experience here (also Claude user) is that the model uses different tools in different contexts. I see rg more on frontend and grep more on backend work. I imagine it defaults to using the tool it has more learning around within the contexts it's reaching for and since for the most part it's 6 of one or half a dozen of the other you'll see environment specific usages for these tools in claude for now. I imagine eventually it'll standardize but we're early yet on such things.

If you'd told me a decade ago I'd finally learn some sed in 26 because I'd want to understand what the AI was doing I'd have told you you were crazy . . .

Why do you have subscription lock-in? Even if you pay for a yearly subscription, Anthropic will refund you pro rata if you cancel early.

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