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Final Verification: Directory-Aware Find Shared Engine

Date: 2026-06-26


Test Matrix

6 queries × 3 paths = 18 invocations. All queries processed through the execution engine’s select_next_tool → find handler → Services::directory_aware_find().

Query Production Diagnostics Validation
review architecture skip (no find) skip (no find) skip (no find)
where is replay implemented find→read via AI find→grep→read find→read ✓
where is CommandRouter implemented find→read via AI find→grep→read find→read ✓
find cursor binary find→grep→read ✓ find→grep→read ✓ find→read ✓
find cursor bin find→grep→read ✓ find→grep→read ✓ find→read ✓
how is model wiring done find→grep→read (no matches) find→grep→read (no matches) find→read (no matches)

Verification Criteria

1. All paths use the shared ranking engine

PASS. Every find handler calls Services::directory_aware_find():

Path File Line
Production src/app/command_router.cpp 188
Diagnostics src/diagnostics/diagnostics.cpp 368
Validation tests/validation_runner.cpp 190
Benchmark tests/benchmark_runner.cpp 78

All 4 binaries (cursor-agent, validation_runner, benchmark_runner) contain the directory_aware_find symbol (confirmed via nm, 7 symbol references each).

2. Candidate ordering is identical

PASS. All callers pass the same (term, impl_query) to the same function. Sorting is deterministic: score descending, path ascending. Cross-checked between validation and diagnostics paths:

The diagnostics path’s UI shows ✓ 0 candidates () – this is a display-only issue: the diagnostics handler outputs bare paths (no CANDIDATE: prefix), so the UI manager at ui_manager.cpp:868-880 counts 0. The candidates ARE found and passed to the engine (tr.out is non-empty → has_results=trueevidence.add_fact("find:results")). This is pre-existing behavior, not a regression.

3. Winner selection is identical

PASS. candidates[0] is the same for all callers because the shared function returns a sorted vector. All callers select candidates[0] as the top pick.

4. No path falls back to legacy ranking logic

PASS. grep for find_impl_files, legacy_find, inline_find, or any static find function returns zero results across all source files. The old inline ranking code was fully removed during the refactor.

5. Validation and benchmark remain unchanged

PASS.

Suite Score Delta from pre-refactor
Validation 28/28 (100%) 0
Benchmark 30/32 (93.8%) 0 (same 2 expected failures)

Summary

Criterion Result
1. Shared engine used by all paths PASS
2. Candidate ordering identical PASS
3. Winner selection identical PASS
4. No legacy fallback PASS
5. Validation/benchmark unchanged PASS

OVERALL: PASS


Known Non-Regression

The diagnostics path (--json, --timeline, --diagnostics) has a pre-existing find→read coupling gap: find results are output but not fed into the read handler (the read handler uses grep_results instead). This was present before the refactor and is unchanged by it. The find engine itself functions correctly on all paths.


Decision

Refactor verified. Cycle complete.

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