How do your AI coding agents find the right files?

Hey hunters! 👋

If you use AI coding agents (Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf...), you've probably noticed this:

The agent is smart, but it struggles to find the RIGHT files in your codebase. It greps for exact keywords, misses context, and sometimes hallucinates file paths.

The problem: traditional search tools (grep, ripgrep) weren't built for agents. They need exact matches, but agents think in intent — "where is the authentication logic?" not "grep login".

How do you handle this today?

- Do you manually point your agent to files?

- Do you rely on its built-in search and hope for the best?

- Have you tried any workarounds?

Curious to hear how you're dealing with this.