tensor-grep

name	tensor-grep
description	Use tensor-grep for repository code search, symbol lookup, blast-radius analysis, and edit planning when solving codebase tasks or preparing patches.

Tensor-Grep Skill

Use this skill when you need to locate code precisely, understand likely edit impact, or prepare a minimal patch in a real repository.

When To Use

• You need the primary definition or source block for a symbol.
• You need references or likely callers before editing code.
• You need an edit plan, blast radius, or validation target instead of ad hoc grep loops.
• You are preparing a patch and want a smaller, more accurate context bundle.

Default Workflow

1. Confirm the installed CLI is available:
   • tg --version
2. Start with direct source lookup:
   • tg source SYMBOL REPO_PATH
3. If you need symbol navigation:
   • tg defs SYMBOL REPO_PATH
   • tg refs SYMBOL REPO_PATH
4. If you need edit planning:
   • tg blast-radius SYMBOL REPO_PATH
   • tg blast-radius-plan SYMBOL REPO_PATH
5. Use the returned file/span candidates to make the smallest correct edit.
6. Run only the most relevant validation commands after the edit.

Non-Interactive Mode

• When running in claude -p or other non-interactive automation, do not ask for confirmation.
• Use tg against the repository path that was added via --add-dir.
• After tg identifies the likely file/span, make the change directly instead of stopping at analysis.
• If direct editing is unavailable, emit a clean git-style unified diff only.

Rules

• Prefer tg over repeated manual grep loops when working inside a real repository.
• Keep edits narrow and grounded in the files tg ranks highest.
• Do not expand context blindly if tg already identified the primary file and span.
• Use provider-backed modes only when a task is clearly about semantic ambiguity.
• In non-interactive mode, do not return “want me to apply this?” style responses.

Provider Modes

• Default: native
• Optional:
  • tg defs SYMBOL REPO_PATH --provider lsp
  • tg blast-radius SYMBOL REPO_PATH --provider hybrid

Use lsp or hybrid only if native lookup seems ambiguous or incomplete.

Patch Guidance

• Prefer editing files directly if your tools allow it.
• If you must emit a patch, make it a git-style unified diff with diff --git headers and enough context lines to apply cleanly.
• Avoid unrelated files, caches, summaries, or prose.

Reference

See REFERENCE.md for current command patterns and examples.