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BurntSushi · Code search, fast grep, and agent codebase scans from the terminal.

$ brew install ripgrep
One-liner to try
$ rg TODO src

Agent pack

Copy into an agent

A markdown-ready setup brief with install, verify, safe starting commands, and guardrails for AI agents.

Open .mdJSON
Readiness
Usable with guardrails · 50/100
Verify
rg --version
Agent URL
/cli/rg/agent.md

Quick reference

Install
brew install ripgrep
Verify
rg --version
First command
rg TODO src
Machine JSON
/cli/rg.json

About

Code search, fast grep, and agent codebase scans from the terminal. Built by BurntSushi.

Example workflow

1. rg TODO src

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