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For the edit tool, you should consider implementing a hash-based approach where each line of code is hashed and referenced by it when doing replacements. You can read up on the approach here: https://blog.can.ac/2026/02/12/the-harness-problem/

I didn't do much benchmarking, but anecdotally, I found it to be making less edit errors. YMMV

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Yup, I used this for a while and IME it may get you a few percentages more of useful context initially, so quality feels a bit higher, but things start breaking down in funnier ways when you do run out of that quality for any reason later, so definitely caveat emptor.



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