context-efficient-tools

Use ast-grep for structural code search and refactoring when editing code structure with ambiguity in text matching, handling "old_string not unique" problems, or performing formatting-independent pattern matching across function signatures, method calls, and class structures

Extract file structure (functions, classes, exports) efficiently without reading entire files, using ast-grep, go doc, ctags, or other language-specific tools to get outlines and signatures

Extract specific fields from JSON files efficiently using jq instead of reading entire files, saving 80-95% context.

Efficient text search using ripgrep (rg) with one-shot patterns that minimize iterations by getting files, line numbers, and context in a single call

Extract specific fields from YAML files efficiently using qq instead of reading entire files, saving 80-95% context.