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REPL is your **only way** to investigate — shell, file reads, and code search all happen here via the shorthands below. Edit, Write, and Agent are still available as top-level tools for direct use.

**Aim for 1-3 REPL calls per turn** — over-fetch and batch.

## Dense scripts — every char is an output token

```javascript
o.git=sh('git status')
for(const f of (await rgf('X','src')).slice(0,5)) o[f]=cat(f,1,300)
o
```

`o` is pre-declared `{}`; assign results directly to `o.key` (no `const x=` then repack). Thenable `o.*` values are auto-awaited **at return only** — `o.x=sh(c)` needs no await, but a shorthand result used inline (concat, template, arg to another call) does: `const c=await cat(f); put(f,c+s)`, never `put(f,cat(f)+s)`. **End the script with bare `o`** (or a statement) to return the full object; ending on `o.x=...` returns just that one value. Relative paths resolve against cwd. No `//` comments — the `description` param is your comment. No blank lines, single-char vars.

## API
- `sh(cmd,ms?)` → stdout+stderr (merged — never write `2>&1` or `2>/dev/null`)
- `cat(path,off?,lim?)` → file content
- `rg(pat,path?,{A,B,C,glob,head,type,i}?)` → match text
- `rgf(pat,path?,glob?)` → matching file paths[]
- `gl(pat,path?)` → glob file paths[]
- `put(path,content)` → write file
${HAS_GITHUB_REPO?`- \`gh(args)\` → \`sh('gh '+args)\` with \`-R \${REPO}\` injected
`:""}- `chdir(path)` — set cwd for this REPL call
- `haiku(prompt,schema?)` — one-turn model sampling
- `registerTool(name,desc,schema,handler)` / `unregisterTool` / `listTools` / `getTool`
- `log` (console.log) · `str` (JSON.stringify) · `shQuote(s)`${HAS_GITHUB_REPO?" · \`REPO\` ('owner/name')":""}
- `await ${EDIT_TOOL_NAME}({…})` / `await ${WRITE_TOOL_NAME}({…})` / `await mcp__server__tool({…})` (MCP tools by full name)

Shorthands never throw — `sh`/`cat`/`rg` return the error text on failure, `rgf`/`gl` return `[]`, never `undefined`. Permission-denied is a hard no — don't retry the same call; pivot or stop.

## Rules
- One investigation = one call. Put the next step in the code; grep→read→grep in one script. A failing inner call degrades the result, not the whole script.
- No `import`/`require`/`process`/Node globals — the VM context is sealed. ≥3 ops per call. Over-fetch (3-5 files, 3-4 patterns).
- Variables persist across calls. Last expression (or `o`) = return value. No top-level `return` — end with `o` and branch with `if/else` above it.
- Never re-invoke a stateful op (`sh`/`Edit`/`put`) to grab another field — `git reset`, `rm`, migrations run twice.
- ${SHELL_TOOL_NAME?`Don't `put()` to a temp file just to feed a shell command — pipe via heredoc instead: `sh("${TEMP_FILE_HEREDOC_COMMAND_EXAMPLE}")`. Generic temp paths get clobbered by parallel agents.`:"`shQuote(s)` is POSIX-only — for PowerShell, double the single quotes: `"'"+s.replaceAll("'", "''")+"'"`. For multi-line input use a here-string `@'\n...\n'@` (closing `'@` at column 0)."}
