[BUG] @ path autocomplete broken in v2.0.72 when running from git subdirectory

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/11902
2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/14122
3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/14313

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I am also seeing this, steps to repro:

$ ls -d .git
.git

$ cd pipelines/app/

$ ls Dockerfile
Dockerfile

> claude

 * ▐▛███▜▌ *   Claude Code v2.0.72
* ▝▜█████▛▘ *  Sonnet 4.5 · API Usage Billing
 *  ▘▘ ▝▝  *   ~/repos/<redacted>/pipelines/app

  /model to try Opus 4.5. Note: you may need to request access from your cloud provider

> @Dockerfile

This autocompletes to @../../Dockerfile.

I have same problem.

The same problem for me:

searching for @Dockerfile in the current dir, but it shows me that it's in the parent dir:
> @../Dockerfile

this is not a docker container. it's a host.

$ claude -v
2.0.73 (Claude Code)

Linux Fedora

Still a problem in 2.0.74 =/

This issue also exist in MacOS.

This issue still exists in recent version of claude code (mac silicon)

Having the same issue on MacOS, m3 pro, 2.0.74 in VSCode

I'm also experiencing this (ubuntu). It's very frustrating. Based on other similar bug reports, it's likely related to the location of the .git folder, regardless of Docker

Still happening on 2.1.1

its hardcore that this bug lasted until minor patch.... 2.1.2 still have same issue

wtf how is this still not fixed? I'm beginning to think the vast majority of claude code users don't use @ references.

I think this should definitely get fixed. As a temporary fix, you can use a custom fileSuggestion command to override the default behaviour:

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Minimal file suggestion hook for Claude Code @ autocomplete.

Search for files using simple string matching with ripgrep.
"""

import json
import os
import subprocess
import sys


def main() -> int:
    try:
        input_data = json.load(sys.stdin)
    except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
        print(f"Error: Invalid JSON input: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
        return 1

    query = input_data.get("query", "")
    if not query:
        return 0

    project_dir = os.environ.get("CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR", ".")
    project_dir = os.path.abspath(project_dir)

    cmd = f"rg --follow --files | rg -i -F '{query}'"
    result = subprocess.run(
        cmd,
        shell=True,
        cwd=project_dir,
        capture_output=True,
        text=True,
    )

    for line in result.stdout.splitlines()[:15]:
        print(line)

    return 0


if __name__ == "__main__":
    sys.exit(main())

Then in the claude JSON config:

  "fileSuggestion": {
    "type": "command",
    "command": "python3 ~/.claude/hooks/hook_file_suggestion.py"
  },

@claude please fix

Don't want to spam, just in case my previous comment is not clear for some people, I also wrote a lengthier explanation of setting up a custom fileSuggestion command here.

This is driving me crazy. Please fix it as soon as possible.

Still happening in v2.1.12 Ubuntu 24.04; most annoying, thus the annoying me too comment escalating a thumbs-up.

Still happening in Claude Code 2.1.14, Fedora Linux. Using the Opus model Claude wants to search, using Sonnet it prepends but still finds the file without searching. However, repeated testing in the same session may be caching.

Still an issue in v2.1.15, I just wasted an hour trying to figure out why all paths were broken until I stumbled upon this issue.

Reproduced on Linux (Ubuntu 22.04), Claude Code 2.1.17
I'm agree with @jxonas that the issue is about git repo root.
It should be a setting at least: home directory is a git repo root, or a claude project root (where .claude is located) or a current directory. It's useful for monorepo

i think a quick fix is just to git init on the root folder, somehow claude code is probably using information from .git for the file search auto complete feature.

suppose we have the following:

.
└── company-repos/
    ├── frontend-app
    ├── backend-app
    ├── service-1
    ├── service-2
    └── service-3

the current bug occurs when each of the subdirectories have their own .git and you are running claude code in company-repos.

The fix is just to git init in company-repos

I still have this issue with CC v2.1.20, for me it happens in any simple git repo like this
git-project/
├── subdir

Starting CC in subdir yields incorrect file completions starting with ../ this used to work in Claude 2.072

Same here. Bug still exists in 2.1.23.

Still an issue in 2.1.29

Time to pop the champagne corks, I think this is now fixed in 2.1.34

The issue is still happening for me in 2.1.34

chiming in to say it started happening to me with latest update...I had no issues before, the only thing I did was some tinkering with project files since I moved stuff around, I ave a hunch I might have broken claude's indexing nightmare setup and this is why these things are happening, will try to clean install claude code again and see if the problem persists, if so I think that the issue isn't in the executable but in the ~/.claude/ config files

is issue still happen on 2.1.40 too?

Is this still happening for people?

Is this still happening for people?

yes its still happening :(

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