What file patterns does Claude Code search for? 2,810 Glob calls. 1,582 unique patterns. 79.4% recursive. **/dungeon_game.py searched 87 times — always returning to the same file.

Glob tool analysis — recursive patterns, file types, top searches.

npx cc-glob

No install. No dependencies.

• Total Glob calls — across all sessions
• Unique patterns — how many distinct patterns were used
• Recursive rate — % using ** (subdirectory search)
• File type breakdown — which extensions are searched most
• Top patterns — the exact patterns used most often

  cc-glob — Glob Tool Analysis
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  ▸ Overview
    Total Glob calls:   2,810
    Unique patterns:    1,582
    Recursive (**):     2,230 (79.4%)
    Path specified:     1,593 (56.7%)

  ▸ What Claude Code looks for
    (specific)   ███████████░░░░░  19.5%  (548)
    .gd          ████████░░░░░░░░  13.4%  (376)
    .py          ██████░░░░░░░░░░  10.1%  (285)
    .md          ██████░░░░░░░░░░   9.8%  (275)
    .tscn        ███░░░░░░░░░░░░░   4.8%  (134)

  ▸ Most used patterns
    **/*.py                        ██████████████░  120
    **/*.gd                        █████████████░░  113
    **/dungeon_game.py             ██████████░░░░░   87
    **/*.tscn                      █████████░░░░░░   78
    **/main_pygame.py              ███████░░░░░░░░   64

npx cc-glob          # terminal output
npx cc-glob --json   # JSON output for scripting

{
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "totalGlobCalls": 2810,
  "uniquePatterns": 1582,
  "withPathRate": 56.7,
  "recursiveRate": 79.4,
  "topExtensions": [
    { "ext": "gd", "count": 376 },
    { "ext": "py", "count": 285 }
  ],
  "topPatterns": [
    { "pattern": "**/*.py", "count": 120 },
    { "pattern": "**/*.gd", "count": 113 }
  ]
}

Try it without installing: yurukusa.github.io/cc-glob

Drag-drop your ~/.claude/projects/ folder (or any subfolder) to analyze.

Reads ~/.claude/projects/**/*.jsonl session transcripts and extracts every Glob tool call. Analyzes pattern syntax (recursive **, specific filenames, extension wildcards) and the optional path parameter. Zero external dependencies.

Part of cc-toolkit — 72 tools for understanding your Claude Code sessions.