name: fd
binary: fd
aliases: ["fdfind"]
category: search
summary: Fast filesystem entry finder.
homepage: https://github.com/sharkdp/fd
docs: https://github.com/sharkdp/fd#readme
detect:
version_args: ["--version"]
local:
files: []
dirs: []
package_json:
package_manager_prefixes: []
use_when:
- Find files or directories by name
- Build file lists before passing them to another command
avoid_when:
- Searching file contents
- Structured code search
risk:
level: low
effects:
- read_files
requires_auth: false
destructive: false
confirmation_required_for: []
guardrails:
- Avoid piping fd output into destructive commands without reviewing the matched paths.