Problem

Agents using the Bash/terminal command tools sometimes make mass edits using shell scripts or commands (e.g., sed, awk, perl). These can have unintended side effects or introduce syntax errors.

See example: https://github.com/continuedev/remote-config-server/pull/1554/commits/fcfaa32e864137006d30c11527643aa837ad2158

Solution

Add brief sentences to both the CLI and core terminal command tool descriptions that if edit tools are available (Edit, MultiEdit, etc.), those should be used instead of bash commands for editing files.

Files to Update

1. extensions/cli/src/tools/runTerminalCommand.ts
2. core/tools/definitions/runTerminalCommand.ts

Context

Related Slack thread: https://continuedev.slack.com/archives/C07A4MCH5JT/p1762822903683309?thread_ts=1762819880.628269&cid=C07A4MCH5JT