From 1dbb9af41c4db2633bd73175211ecd7ea7a565fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jacob314 <jacob314@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:00:14 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix(cli): prioritize shorter command names in shell
 autocomplete results

---
 packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useShellCompletion.ts | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useShellCompletion.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useShellCompletion.ts
index 19442af280..edcc01eda8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useShellCompletion.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useShellCompletion.ts
@@ -483,6 +483,13 @@ export function useShellCompletion({
         const queryLower = query.toLowerCase();
         results = pathCacheRef.current
           .filter((cmd) => cmd.toLowerCase().startsWith(queryLower))
+          .sort((a, b) => {
+            // Prioritize shorter commands as they are likely common built-ins
+            if (a.length !== b.length) {
+              return a.length - b.length;
+            }
+            return a.localeCompare(b);
+          })
           .slice(0, MAX_SHELL_SUGGESTIONS)
           .map((cmd) => ({
             label: cmd,