Rg Budget Search

Codex built-in skill for budgeted ripgrep-style repository search that avoids huge terminal output by narrowing files and bounded hit windows.

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rg-budget-search

When to Use

Use when searching a large repository with strict terminal-output budget, first files-only then bounded hits and exact spans.

Do Not Use When

Do not use when an AST structural query is required; use ast-grep for code-shape matching.

Required Inputs

Search pattern, target directory, file globs, and output budget.

Workflow

  1. Run a files-only search first.
  2. Narrow by path or glob.
  3. Read bounded hit spans.
  4. Record exactly which ranges were inspected.

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