Migrate to ripgrep for glob_files

nanocode.py

@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ def edit_file(path: str, old: str, new: str, replace_all: bool = False) -> str:
 def glob_files(pattern: str, path: str = ".") -> str:
     """Find files matching a glob pattern, sorted by modification time.
 
+    Respects .gitignore files automatically via ripgrep.
+
     Args:
         pattern: Glob pattern to match (e.g., '**/*.py')
         path: Base directory to search in
@@ -110,14 +112,20 @@ def glob_files(pattern: str, path: str = ".") -> str:
     """
     print(f"{MAGENTA}⏺ Glob: {pattern}{RESET}")
 
-    full_pattern = (path + "/" + pattern).replace("//", "/")
+    cmd = ["rg", "--files", "-g", pattern, path]
-    files = globlib.glob(full_pattern, recursive=True)
+    try:
-    files = sorted(
+        result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30)
-        files,
+        files = result.stdout.strip().split("\n") if result.stdout.strip() else []
-        key=lambda f: os.path.getmtime(f) if os.path.isfile(f) else 0,
+        files = sorted(
-        reverse=True,
+            files,
-    )
+            key=lambda f: os.path.getmtime(f) if os.path.isfile(f) else 0,
-    return "\n".join(files) or "no files found"
+            reverse=True,
+        )
+        return "\n".join(files) or "no files found"
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return "error: ripgrep (rg) not installed - install with 'brew install ripgrep'"
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        return "error: search timed out after 30s"
 
 
 def grep_files(pattern: str, path: str = ".", glob: str = None, max_results: int = 50) -> str:
@@ -382,7 +390,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     for branch in branches:
         agent.push_to_hub(
             MODAIC_REPO_PATH,
-            commit_message="Fix config override bug by recreating LMs after load_state",
+            commit_message="Migrate to ripgrep for glob_files",
             branch=branch,
         )