ideacode 1.0.2 → 1.0.4

package/dist/index.js

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import "dotenv/config";
 import { render } from "ink";
 import { getApiKey } from "./config.js";
 import { runOnboarding } from "./onboarding.js";
-import { Repl } from "./Repl.js";
+import { Repl } from "./repl.js";
 async function main() {
     let apiKey = getApiKey();
     if (!apiKey) {

package/dist/repl.js

@@ -30,8 +30,15 @@ function wordEndForward(value, cursor) {
     return i;
 }
 const CONTEXT_WINDOW_K = 128;
+const MAX_TOOL_RESULT_CHARS = 3500;
 const MAX_AT_SUGGESTIONS = 12;
 const INITIAL_BANNER_LINES = 12;
+const TRUNCATE_NOTE = "\n\n(Output truncated to save context. Use read with offset/limit, grep with a specific pattern, or tail with fewer lines to get more.)";
+function truncateToolResult(content) {
+    if (content.length <= MAX_TOOL_RESULT_CHARS)
+        return content;
+    return content.slice(0, MAX_TOOL_RESULT_CHARS) + TRUNCATE_NOTE;
+}
 const isMac = process.platform === "darwin";
 const pasteShortcut = isMac ? "Cmd+V" : "Ctrl+V";
 function listFilesWithFilter(cwd, filter) {
@@ -298,7 +305,7 @@ export function Repl({ apiKey, cwd, onQuit }) {
         lastUserMessageRef.current = userInput;
         setLastUserPrompt(userInput);
         let state = [...messages, { role: "user", content: userInput }];
-        const systemPrompt = `Concise coding assistant. cwd: ${cwd}. Use focused greps (specific patterns, narrow paths) and read in chunks when files are large; avoid one huge grep or read that floods context. When exploring a dependency, set path to that package (e.g. node_modules/<pkg>) and list/read only what you need.`;
+        const systemPrompt = `Concise coding assistant. cwd: ${cwd}. Use focused greps (specific patterns, narrow paths) and read in chunks when files are large; avoid one huge grep or read that floods context. When exploring a dependency, set path to that package (e.g. node_modules/<pkg>) and list/read only what you need. Prefer grep or keyword search for the most recent or specific occurrence; avoid tail/read of thousands of lines. If a tool result says it was truncated, call the tool again with offset, limit, or a narrower pattern to get what you need.`;
         const modelContext = modelList.find((m) => m.id === currentModel)?.context_length;
         const maxContextTokens = Math.floor((modelContext ?? CONTEXT_WINDOW_K * 1024) * 0.85);
         const stateBeforeCompress = state;
@@ -337,7 +344,8 @@ export function Repl({ apiKey, cwd, onQuit }) {
                         preview += "...";
                     appendLog(toolResultLine(preview, ok));
                     if (block.id) {
-                        toolResults.push({ type: "tool_result", tool_use_id: block.id, content: result });
+                        const contentForApi = truncateToolResult(result);
+                        toolResults.push({ type: "tool_result", tool_use_id: block.id, content: contentForApi });
                     }
                 }
             }

package/dist/tools/index.js

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { runBash } from "./bash.js";
 import { webFetch, webSearch } from "./web.js";
 export const TOOLS = {
     read: [
-        "Read file with line numbers (file path, not directory). Use limit to read a portion; avoid reading huge files in one go.",
+        "Read file with line numbers (file path, not directory). Use limit and offset to read a portion; avoid reading huge files in one go. Long output is truncated; use offset/limit to get more.",
         { path: "string", offset: "number?", limit: "number?" },
         readFile,
     ],
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ export const TOOLS = {
         globFiles,
     ],
     grep: [
-        "Search files for regex. With path '.' (default), .gitignore entries are excluded; use path node_modules/<pkg> to search one package. Prefer specific patterns and narrow path. Returns at most limit matches (default 50, max 100).",
+        "Search files for regex. Prefer specific patterns and narrow path; search for the most recent or relevant occurrence by keyword. With path '.' (default), .gitignore entries are excluded; use path node_modules/<pkg> to search one package. Returns at most limit matches (default 50, max 100). Long output is truncated.",
         { pat: "string", path: "string?", limit: "number?" },
         grepFiles,
     ],
-    bash: ["Run shell command", { cmd: "string" }, runBash],
+    bash: [
+        "Run shell command. Prefer targeted commands (e.g. grep, head, tail with small line count); avoid tail -1000 or dumping huge output.",
+        { cmd: "string" },
+        runBash,
+    ],
     web_fetch: [
         "Fetch a URL and return the main text content (handles JS-rendered pages). Use for docs, raw GitHub, any web page.",
         { url: "string" },

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ideacode",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.4",
   "description": "CLI TUI for AI agents via OpenRouter — agentic loop, tools, markdown",
   "type": "module",
   "repository": {