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Published by Sourcegraph Blog (T1.5 source). The original is at https://sourcegraph.com/blog/claude-code-file-picker-symbol-ranking.

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Claude Code's @ file picker matches characters in file paths, making it difficult to locate files by the functions or symbols they contain. A fileSuggestion hook re-ranks results by code symbol rather than path.

Sourcegraph's first-party hook addresses a real navigation pain point in Claude Code on large codebases, with a concrete and copyable pattern.

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