[BUG] Desktop Files pane: content search (? prefix) always returns "No matches in file contents"
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Activity 0 comments · opened Oct 7, 2026
Description
In the Desktop app's Code tab, the Files pane content search (? prefix in the "Filter, or ? to search in files" box) always returns "No matches in file contents", even for terms that appear in many files in the workspace.
Steps to reproduce
- Open a Code tab session on a local git repo.
- Open the Files pane. Filtering by file name works.
- Type
?franchisein the search box. The hint "Type after ? to search in files" confirms the box is in content-search mode. - Result: "No matches in file contents".
Expected
Matches from the ~120 files in the repo that contain franchise (verified with grep -rl), including committed files at the repo root such as dbt_project.yml.
Actual
No matches for any query. Tried with:
- the Match Case (
Aa) toggle on and off - the
abtoggle in its default state - a longer term (
?franchise_feeds, present in 5 files) and a shorter one (?franchise)
Environment
- Claude Desktop 2.26454.0
- macOS 15.3
- Repo: dbt project with
venv/,target/,dbt_packages/andlogs/directories at the root (in case the large ignored dirs affect the search)
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