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POST
https://api.app.shinzo.ai
/
v1
/
agent
/
{agentId}
/
filesystem
/
operations
/
search
Search Files
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.app.shinzo.ai/v1/agent/{agentId}/filesystem/operations/search \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "query": "<string>",
  "type": "<string>",
  "path": "<string>",
  "filePattern": "<string>",
  "caseSensitive": true,
  "maxResults": 123
}
'

​
Authentication

Requires JWT token or Platform API key.
​
agentId
string
required
Agent UUID
​
query
string
required
Search pattern (glob for filenames, regex for content)
​
type
string
Search type: filename, content, or both
​
path
string
Base path to search from (defaults to workspace root)
​
filePattern
string
Glob pattern for file matching
​
caseSensitive
boolean
Enable case-sensitive matching
​
maxResults
number
Maximum results to return

​
Example Request

Search for files by name: 
curl -X POST "https://api.app.shinzo.ai/v1/agent/agt_abc123/filesystem/operations/search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <jwt_token>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "pattern": "*.json",
    "path": "/workspace/config",
    "max_results": 50
  }'
Search file contents: 
curl -X POST "https://api.app.shinzo.ai/v1/agent/agt_abc123/filesystem/operations/search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <jwt_token>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "pattern": "TODO",
    "content_search": true,
    "case_sensitive": false
  }'

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Response

{
  "results": [
    {
      "path": "/workspace/config/settings.json",
      "type": "file",
      "size": 256
    },
    {
      "path": "/workspace/config/env.json",
      "type": "file",
      "size": 128
    }
  ],
  "total": 2
}
For content searches, results include match details: 
{
  "results": [
    {
      "path": "/workspace/src/index.js",
      "type": "file",
      "size": 1024,
      "matches": [
        "// TODO: implement error handling"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "total": 1
}

​
Response Fields

FieldTypeDescription
resultsarrayList of matching files
results[].pathstringFile path
results[].typestringEntry type (file or directory)
results[].sizenumberFile size in bytes
results[].matchesarrayMatching content lines (content search only)
totalnumberTotal number of results

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Status Codes

CodeDescription
200Search completed successfully
400Invalid request body or pattern
401Invalid authentication
403Access denied
404Agent not found