feat(core): Download ripgrep at runtime, if enabled. (#7818)

package-lock.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
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-        "@lvce-editor/ripgrep": "^1.6.0",
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       "bin": {
@@ -1684,6 +1683,28 @@
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       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@joshua.litt/get-ripgrep": {
+      "version": "0.0.2",
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+        "got": "^14.4.5",
+        "path-exists": "^5.0.0",
+        "xdg-basedir": "^5.1.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@joshua.litt/get-ripgrep/node_modules/path-exists": {
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       "license": "MIT"
     },
-    "node_modules/@lvce-editor/ripgrep": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@lvce-editor/ripgrep/-/ripgrep-1.6.0.tgz",
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-      "hasInstallScript": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@lvce-editor/verror": "^1.6.0",
-        "execa": "^9.5.2",
-        "extract-zip": "^2.0.1",
-        "fs-extra": "^11.3.0",
-        "got": "^14.4.5",
-        "path-exists": "^5.0.0",
-        "tempy": "^3.1.0",
-        "xdg-basedir": "^5.1.0"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/@lvce-editor/ripgrep/node_modules/path-exists": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-exists/-/path-exists-5.0.0.tgz",
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-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/@lvce-editor/verror": {
       "version": "1.7.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@lvce-editor/verror/-/verror-1.7.0.tgz",
@@ -6475,33 +6470,6 @@
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-      }
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-      "license": "(MIT OR CC0-1.0)",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10"
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-    },
     "node_modules/css-select": {
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@@ -14353,45 +14321,6 @@
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-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "is-stream": "^3.0.0",
-        "temp-dir": "^3.0.0",
-        "type-fest": "^2.12.2",
-        "unique-string": "^3.0.0"
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-      "license": "MIT",
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     "node_modules/terminal-link": {
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@@ -15027,21 +14956,6 @@
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       }
     },
-    "node_modules/unique-string": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/unique-string/-/unique-string-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-VGXBUVwxKMBUznyffQweQABPRRW1vHZAbadFZud4pLFAqRGvv/96vafgjWFqzourzr8YonlQiPgH0YCJfawoGQ==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "crypto-random-string": "^4.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=12"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/universalify": {
       "version": "0.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/universalify/-/universalify-0.2.0.tgz",
@@ -16572,7 +16486,7 @@
       "version": "0.3.4",
       "dependencies": {
         "@google/genai": "1.16.0",
-        "@lvce-editor/ripgrep": "^1.6.0",
+        "@joshua.litt/get-ripgrep": "^0.0.2",
         "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.11.0",
         "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
         "@opentelemetry/exporter-logs-otlp-grpc": "^0.203.0",

package.json

@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@
     "yargs": "^17.7.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@lvce-editor/ripgrep": "^1.6.0",
     "simple-git": "^3.28.0"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {

packages/core/package.json

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "@google/genai": "1.16.0",
-    "@lvce-editor/ripgrep": "^1.6.0",
+    "@joshua.litt/get-ripgrep": "^0.0.2",
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.11.0",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-logs-otlp-grpc": "^0.203.0",

packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ import { ClearcutLogger } from '../telemetry/clearcut-logger/clearcut-logger.js'
 
 import { ShellTool } from '../tools/shell.js';
 import { ReadFileTool } from '../tools/read-file.js';
+import { GrepTool } from '../tools/grep.js';
+import { RipGrepTool, canUseRipgrep } from '../tools/ripGrep.js';
+import { logRipgrepFallback } from '../telemetry/loggers.js';
+import { RipgrepFallbackEvent } from '../telemetry/types.js';
+import { ToolRegistry } from '../tools/tool-registry.js';
 
 vi.mock('fs', async (importOriginal) => {
   const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import('fs')>();
@@ -56,7 +61,11 @@ vi.mock('../utils/memoryDiscovery.js', () => ({
 // Mock individual tools if their constructors are complex or have side effects
 vi.mock('../tools/ls');
 vi.mock('../tools/read-file');
-vi.mock('../tools/grep');
+vi.mock('../tools/grep.js');
+vi.mock('../tools/ripGrep.js', () => ({
+  canUseRipgrep: vi.fn(),
+  RipGrepTool: class MockRipGrepTool {},
+}));
 vi.mock('../tools/glob');
 vi.mock('../tools/edit');
 vi.mock('../tools/shell');
@@ -88,6 +97,15 @@ vi.mock('../telemetry/index.js', async (importOriginal) => {
   };
 });
 
+vi.mock('../telemetry/loggers.js', async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual =
+    await importOriginal<typeof import('../telemetry/loggers.js')>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    logRipgrepFallback: vi.fn(),
+  };
+});
+
 vi.mock('../services/gitService.js', () => {
   const GitServiceMock = vi.fn();
   GitServiceMock.prototype.initialize = vi.fn();
@@ -666,4 +684,93 @@ describe('setApprovalMode with folder trust', () => {
     expect(() => config.setApprovalMode(ApprovalMode.AUTO_EDIT)).not.toThrow();
     expect(() => config.setApprovalMode(ApprovalMode.DEFAULT)).not.toThrow();
   });
+
+  describe('registerCoreTools', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vi.clearAllMocks();
+    });
+
+    it('should register RipGrepTool when useRipgrep is true and it is available', async () => {
+      (canUseRipgrep as Mock).mockResolvedValue(true);
+      const config = new Config({ ...baseParams, useRipgrep: true });
+      await config.initialize();
+
+      const calls = (ToolRegistry.prototype.registerTool as Mock).mock.calls;
+      const wasRipGrepRegistered = calls.some(
+        (call) => call[0] instanceof vi.mocked(RipGrepTool),
+      );
+      const wasGrepRegistered = calls.some(
+        (call) => call[0] instanceof vi.mocked(GrepTool),
+      );
+
+      expect(wasRipGrepRegistered).toBe(true);
+      expect(wasGrepRegistered).toBe(false);
+      expect(logRipgrepFallback).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should register GrepTool as a fallback when useRipgrep is true but it is not available', async () => {
+      (canUseRipgrep as Mock).mockResolvedValue(false);
+      const config = new Config({ ...baseParams, useRipgrep: true });
+      await config.initialize();
+
+      const calls = (ToolRegistry.prototype.registerTool as Mock).mock.calls;
+      const wasRipGrepRegistered = calls.some(
+        (call) => call[0] instanceof vi.mocked(RipGrepTool),
+      );
+      const wasGrepRegistered = calls.some(
+        (call) => call[0] instanceof vi.mocked(GrepTool),
+      );
+
+      expect(wasRipGrepRegistered).toBe(false);
+      expect(wasGrepRegistered).toBe(true);
+      expect(logRipgrepFallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        config,
+        expect.any(RipgrepFallbackEvent),
+      );
+      const event = (logRipgrepFallback as Mock).mock.calls[0][1];
+      expect(event.error).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('should register GrepTool as a fallback when canUseRipgrep throws an error', async () => {
+      const error = new Error('ripGrep check failed');
+      (canUseRipgrep as Mock).mockRejectedValue(error);
+      const config = new Config({ ...baseParams, useRipgrep: true });
+      await config.initialize();
+
+      const calls = (ToolRegistry.prototype.registerTool as Mock).mock.calls;
+      const wasRipGrepRegistered = calls.some(
+        (call) => call[0] instanceof vi.mocked(RipGrepTool),
+      );
+      const wasGrepRegistered = calls.some(
+        (call) => call[0] instanceof vi.mocked(GrepTool),
+      );
+
+      expect(wasRipGrepRegistered).toBe(false);
+      expect(wasGrepRegistered).toBe(true);
+      expect(logRipgrepFallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        config,
+        expect.any(RipgrepFallbackEvent),
+      );
+      const event = (logRipgrepFallback as Mock).mock.calls[0][1];
+      expect(event.error).toBe(String(error));
+    });
+
+    it('should register GrepTool when useRipgrep is false', async () => {
+      const config = new Config({ ...baseParams, useRipgrep: false });
+      await config.initialize();
+
+      const calls = (ToolRegistry.prototype.registerTool as Mock).mock.calls;
+      const wasRipGrepRegistered = calls.some(
+        (call) => call[0] instanceof vi.mocked(RipGrepTool),
+      );
+      const wasGrepRegistered = calls.some(
+        (call) => call[0] instanceof vi.mocked(GrepTool),
+      );
+
+      expect(wasRipGrepRegistered).toBe(false);
+      expect(wasGrepRegistered).toBe(true);
+      expect(canUseRipgrep).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(logRipgrepFallback).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
 });

packages/core/src/config/config.ts

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { ToolRegistry } from '../tools/tool-registry.js';
 import { LSTool } from '../tools/ls.js';
 import { ReadFileTool } from '../tools/read-file.js';
 import { GrepTool } from '../tools/grep.js';
-import { RipGrepTool } from '../tools/ripGrep.js';
+import { canUseRipgrep, RipGrepTool } from '../tools/ripGrep.js';
 import { GlobTool } from '../tools/glob.js';
 import { EditTool } from '../tools/edit.js';
 import { SmartEditTool } from '../tools/smart-edit.js';
@@ -50,8 +50,16 @@ import { IdeClient } from '../ide/ide-client.js';
 import { ideContext } from '../ide/ideContext.js';
 import type { FileSystemService } from '../services/fileSystemService.js';
 import { StandardFileSystemService } from '../services/fileSystemService.js';
-import { logCliConfiguration, logIdeConnection } from '../telemetry/loggers.js';
-import { IdeConnectionEvent, IdeConnectionType } from '../telemetry/types.js';
+import {
+  logCliConfiguration,
+  logIdeConnection,
+  logRipgrepFallback,
+} from '../telemetry/loggers.js';
+import {
+  IdeConnectionEvent,
+  IdeConnectionType,
+  RipgrepFallbackEvent,
+} from '../telemetry/types.js';
 import type { FallbackModelHandler } from '../fallback/types.js';
 
 // Re-export OAuth config type
@@ -892,7 +900,19 @@ export class Config {
     registerCoreTool(ReadFileTool, this);
 
     if (this.getUseRipgrep()) {
-      registerCoreTool(RipGrepTool, this);
+      let useRipgrep = false;
+      let errorString: undefined | string = undefined;
+      try {
+        useRipgrep = await canUseRipgrep();
+      } catch (error: unknown) {
+        errorString = String(error);
+      }
+      if (useRipgrep) {
+        registerCoreTool(RipGrepTool, this);
+      } else {
+        logRipgrepFallback(this, new RipgrepFallbackEvent(errorString));
+        registerCoreTool(GrepTool, this);
+      }
     } else {
       registerCoreTool(GrepTool, this);
     }

packages/core/src/config/storage.test.ts

@@ -52,4 +52,9 @@ describe('Storage – additional helpers', () => {
     );
     expect(Storage.getMcpOAuthTokensPath()).toBe(expected);
   });
+
+  it('getGlobalBinDir returns ~/.gemini/tmp/bin', () => {
+    const expected = path.join(os.homedir(), '.gemini', 'tmp', 'bin');
+    expect(Storage.getGlobalBinDir()).toBe(expected);
+  });
 });

packages/core/src/config/storage.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const GEMINI_DIR = '.gemini';
 export const GOOGLE_ACCOUNTS_FILENAME = 'google_accounts.json';
 export const OAUTH_FILE = 'oauth_creds.json';
 const TMP_DIR_NAME = 'tmp';
+const BIN_DIR_NAME = 'bin';
 
 export class Storage {
   private readonly targetDir: string;
@@ -57,6 +58,10 @@ export class Storage {
     return path.join(Storage.getGlobalGeminiDir(), TMP_DIR_NAME);
   }
 
+  static getGlobalBinDir(): string {
+    return path.join(Storage.getGlobalTempDir(), BIN_DIR_NAME);
+  }
+
   getGeminiDir(): string {
     return path.join(this.targetDir, GEMINI_DIR);
   }

packages/core/src/telemetry/clearcut-logger/clearcut-logger.test.ts

@@ -392,6 +392,24 @@ describe('ClearcutLogger', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('logRipgrepFallbackEvent', () => {
+    it('logs an event with the proper name', () => {
+      const { logger } = setup();
+      // Spy on flushToClearcut to prevent it from clearing the queue
+      const flushSpy = vi
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+        .spyOn(logger!, 'flushToClearcut' as any)
+        .mockResolvedValue({ nextRequestWaitMs: 0 });
+
+      logger?.logRipgrepFallbackEvent();
+
+      const events = getEvents(logger!);
+      expect(events.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(events[0]).toHaveEventName(EventNames.RIPGREP_FALLBACK);
+      expect(flushSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('enqueueLogEvent', () => {
     it('should add events to the queue', () => {
       const { logger } = setup();

packages/core/src/telemetry/clearcut-logger/clearcut-logger.ts

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export enum EventNames {
   API_ERROR = 'api_error',
   END_SESSION = 'end_session',
   FLASH_FALLBACK = 'flash_fallback',
+  RIPGREP_FALLBACK = 'ripgrep_fallback',
   LOOP_DETECTED = 'loop_detected',
   NEXT_SPEAKER_CHECK = 'next_speaker_check',
   SLASH_COMMAND = 'slash_command',
@@ -631,6 +632,13 @@ export class ClearcutLogger {
     });
   }
 
+  logRipgrepFallbackEvent(): void {
+    this.enqueueLogEvent(this.createLogEvent(EventNames.RIPGREP_FALLBACK, []));
+    this.flushToClearcut().catch((error) => {
+      console.debug('Error flushing to Clearcut:', error);
+    });
+  }
+
   logLoopDetectedEvent(event: LoopDetectedEvent): void {
     const data: EventValue[] = [
       {

packages/core/src/telemetry/constants.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const EVENT_API_ERROR = 'gemini_cli.api_error';
 export const EVENT_API_RESPONSE = 'gemini_cli.api_response';
 export const EVENT_CLI_CONFIG = 'gemini_cli.config';
 export const EVENT_FLASH_FALLBACK = 'gemini_cli.flash_fallback';
+export const EVENT_RIPGREP_FALLBACK = 'gemini_cli.ripgrep_fallback';
 export const EVENT_NEXT_SPEAKER_CHECK = 'gemini_cli.next_speaker_check';
 export const EVENT_SLASH_COMMAND = 'gemini_cli.slash_command';
 export const EVENT_IDE_CONNECTION = 'gemini_cli.ide_connection';

packages/core/src/telemetry/loggers.test.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   EVENT_FLASH_FALLBACK,
   EVENT_MALFORMED_JSON_RESPONSE,
   EVENT_FILE_OPERATION,
+  EVENT_RIPGREP_FALLBACK,
 } from './constants.js';
 import {
   logApiRequest,
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ import {
   logChatCompression,
   logMalformedJsonResponse,
   logFileOperation,
+  logRipgrepFallback,
 } from './loggers.js';
 import { ToolCallDecision } from './tool-call-decision.js';
 import {
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ import {
   ToolCallEvent,
   UserPromptEvent,
   FlashFallbackEvent,
+  RipgrepFallbackEvent,
   MalformedJsonResponseEvent,
   makeChatCompressionEvent,
   FileOperationEvent,
@@ -453,6 +456,59 @@ describe('loggers', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('logRipgrepFallback', () => {
+    const mockConfig = {
+      getSessionId: () => 'test-session-id',
+      getUsageStatisticsEnabled: () => true,
+    } as unknown as Config;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vi.spyOn(ClearcutLogger.prototype, 'logRipgrepFallbackEvent');
+    });
+
+    it('should log ripgrep fallback event', () => {
+      const event = new RipgrepFallbackEvent();
+
+      logRipgrepFallback(mockConfig, event);
+
+      expect(
+        ClearcutLogger.prototype.logRipgrepFallbackEvent,
+      ).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      const emittedEvent = mockLogger.emit.mock.calls[0][0];
+      expect(emittedEvent.body).toBe('Switching to grep as fallback.');
+      expect(emittedEvent.attributes).toEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          'session.id': 'test-session-id',
+          'user.email': 'test-user@example.com',
+          'event.name': EVENT_RIPGREP_FALLBACK,
+          error: undefined,
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should log ripgrep fallback event with an error', () => {
+      const event = new RipgrepFallbackEvent('rg not found');
+
+      logRipgrepFallback(mockConfig, event);
+
+      expect(
+        ClearcutLogger.prototype.logRipgrepFallbackEvent,
+      ).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      const emittedEvent = mockLogger.emit.mock.calls[0][0];
+      expect(emittedEvent.body).toBe('Switching to grep as fallback.');
+      expect(emittedEvent.attributes).toEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          'session.id': 'test-session-id',
+          'user.email': 'test-user@example.com',
+          'event.name': EVENT_RIPGREP_FALLBACK,
+          error: 'rg not found',
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('logToolCall', () => {
     const cfg1 = {
       getSessionId: () => 'test-session-id',

packages/core/src/telemetry/loggers.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   EVENT_CONTENT_RETRY,
   EVENT_CONTENT_RETRY_FAILURE,
   EVENT_FILE_OPERATION,
+  EVENT_RIPGREP_FALLBACK,
 } from './constants.js';
 import type {
   ApiErrorEvent,
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ import type {
   InvalidChunkEvent,
   ContentRetryEvent,
   ContentRetryFailureEvent,
+  RipgrepFallbackEvent,
 } from './types.js';
 import {
   recordApiErrorMetrics,
@@ -268,6 +270,28 @@ export function logFlashFallback(
   logger.emit(logRecord);
 }
 
+export function logRipgrepFallback(
+  config: Config,
+  event: RipgrepFallbackEvent,
+): void {
+  ClearcutLogger.getInstance(config)?.logRipgrepFallbackEvent();
+  if (!isTelemetrySdkInitialized()) return;
+
+  const attributes: LogAttributes = {
+    ...getCommonAttributes(config),
+    ...event,
+    'event.name': EVENT_RIPGREP_FALLBACK,
+    'event.timestamp': new Date().toISOString(),
+  };
+
+  const logger = logs.getLogger(SERVICE_NAME);
+  const logRecord: LogRecord = {
+    body: `Switching to grep as fallback.`,
+    attributes,
+  };
+  logger.emit(logRecord);
+}
+
 export function logApiError(config: Config, event: ApiErrorEvent): void {
   const uiEvent = {
     ...event,

packages/core/src/telemetry/types.ts

@@ -281,6 +281,16 @@ export class FlashFallbackEvent implements BaseTelemetryEvent {
   }
 }
 
+export class RipgrepFallbackEvent implements BaseTelemetryEvent {
+  'event.name': 'ripgrep_fallback';
+  'event.timestamp': string;
+
+  constructor(public error?: string) {
+    this['event.name'] = 'ripgrep_fallback';
+    this['event.timestamp'] = new Date().toISOString();
+  }
+}
+
 export enum LoopType {
   CONSECUTIVE_IDENTICAL_TOOL_CALLS = 'consecutive_identical_tool_calls',
   CHANTING_IDENTICAL_SENTENCES = 'chanting_identical_sentences',

packages/core/src/tools/ripGrep.test.ts

@@ -4,9 +4,17 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+import {
+  describe,
+  it,
+  expect,
+  beforeEach,
+  afterEach,
+  vi,
+  type Mock,
+} from 'vitest';
 import type { RipGrepToolParams } from './ripGrep.js';
-import { RipGrepTool } from './ripGrep.js';
+import { canUseRipgrep, RipGrepTool } from './ripGrep.js';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
 import os, { EOL } from 'node:os';
@@ -14,10 +22,24 @@ import type { Config } from '../config/config.js';
 import { createMockWorkspaceContext } from '../test-utils/mockWorkspaceContext.js';
 import type { ChildProcess } from 'node:child_process';
 import { spawn } from 'node:child_process';
+import { downloadRipGrep } from '@joshua.litt/get-ripgrep';
+import { fileExists } from '../utils/fileUtils.js';
 
-// Mock @lvce-editor/ripgrep for testing
-vi.mock('@lvce-editor/ripgrep', () => ({
-  rgPath: '/mock/rg/path',
+// Mock dependencies for canUseRipgrep
+vi.mock('@joshua.litt/get-ripgrep', () => ({
+  downloadRipGrep: vi.fn(),
+}));
+vi.mock('../utils/fileUtils.js', async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import('../utils/fileUtils.js')>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    fileExists: vi.fn(),
+  };
+});
+vi.mock('../config/storage.js', () => ({
+  Storage: {
+    getGlobalBinDir: vi.fn().mockReturnValue('/mock/bin/dir'),
+  },
 }));
 
 // Mock child_process for ripgrep calls
@@ -27,6 +49,54 @@ vi.mock('child_process', () => ({
 
 const mockSpawn = vi.mocked(spawn);
 
+describe('canUseRipgrep', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('should return true if ripgrep already exists', async () => {
+    (fileExists as Mock).mockResolvedValue(true);
+    const result = await canUseRipgrep();
+    expect(result).toBe(true);
+    expect(fileExists).toHaveBeenCalledWith(path.join('/mock/bin/dir', 'rg'));
+    expect(downloadRipGrep).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('should download ripgrep and return true if it does not exist initially', async () => {
+    (fileExists as Mock)
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(false)
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(true);
+    (downloadRipGrep as Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+    const result = await canUseRipgrep();
+
+    expect(result).toBe(true);
+    expect(fileExists).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(downloadRipGrep).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/mock/bin/dir');
+  });
+
+  it('should return false if download fails and file does not exist', async () => {
+    (fileExists as Mock).mockResolvedValue(false);
+    (downloadRipGrep as Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+    const result = await canUseRipgrep();
+
+    expect(result).toBe(false);
+    expect(fileExists).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(downloadRipGrep).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/mock/bin/dir');
+  });
+
+  it('should propagate errors from downloadRipGrep', async () => {
+    const error = new Error('Download failed');
+    (fileExists as Mock).mockResolvedValue(false);
+    (downloadRipGrep as Mock).mockRejectedValue(error);
+
+    await expect(canUseRipgrep()).rejects.toThrow(error);
+    expect(fileExists).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(downloadRipGrep).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/mock/bin/dir');
+  });
+});
+
 // Helper function to create mock spawn implementations
 function createMockSpawn(
   options: {

packages/core/src/tools/ripGrep.ts

@@ -8,16 +8,34 @@ import fs from 'node:fs';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { EOL } from 'node:os';
 import { spawn } from 'node:child_process';
-import { rgPath } from '@lvce-editor/ripgrep';
+import { downloadRipGrep } from '@joshua.litt/get-ripgrep';
 import type { ToolInvocation, ToolResult } from './tools.js';
 import { BaseDeclarativeTool, BaseToolInvocation, Kind } from './tools.js';
 import { SchemaValidator } from '../utils/schemaValidator.js';
 import { makeRelative, shortenPath } from '../utils/paths.js';
 import { getErrorMessage, isNodeError } from '../utils/errors.js';
 import type { Config } from '../config/config.js';
+import { fileExists } from '../utils/fileUtils.js';
+import { Storage } from '../config/storage.js';
 
 const DEFAULT_TOTAL_MAX_MATCHES = 20000;
 
+function getRgPath() {
+  return path.join(Storage.getGlobalBinDir(), 'rg');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if `rg` exists, if not then attempt to download it.
+ */
+export async function canUseRipgrep(): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (await fileExists(getRgPath())) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  await downloadRipGrep(Storage.getGlobalBinDir());
+  return await fileExists(getRgPath());
+}
+
 /**
  * Parameters for the GrepTool
  */
@@ -293,7 +311,7 @@ class GrepToolInvocation extends BaseToolInvocation<
 
     try {
       const output = await new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
-        const child = spawn(rgPath, rgArgs, {
+        const child = spawn(getRgPath(), rgArgs, {
           windowsHide: true,
         });
 

packages/core/src/utils/fileUtils.test.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   processSingleFileContent,
   detectBOM,
   readFileWithEncoding,
+  fileExists,
 } from './fileUtils.js';
 import { StandardFileSystemService } from '../services/fileSystemService.js';
 
@@ -133,6 +134,25 @@ describe('fileUtils', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('fileExists', () => {
+    it('should return true if the file exists', async () => {
+      const testFile = path.join(tempRootDir, 'exists.txt');
+      actualNodeFs.writeFileSync(testFile, 'content');
+      await expect(fileExists(testFile)).resolves.toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false if the file does not exist', async () => {
+      const testFile = path.join(tempRootDir, 'does-not-exist.txt');
+      await expect(fileExists(testFile)).resolves.toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should return true for a directory that exists', async () => {
+      const testDir = path.join(tempRootDir, 'exists-dir');
+      actualNodeFs.mkdirSync(testDir);
+      await expect(fileExists(testDir)).resolves.toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('isBinaryFile', () => {
     let filePathForBinaryTest: string;
 

packages/core/src/utils/fileUtils.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import fs from 'node:fs';
+import fsPromises from 'node:fs/promises';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import type { PartUnion } from '@google/genai';
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-internal-modules
@@ -467,3 +468,12 @@ export async function processSingleFileContent(
     };
   }
 }
+
+export async function fileExists(filePath: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  try {
+    await fsPromises.access(filePath, fs.constants.F_OK);
+    return true;
+  } catch (_: unknown) {
+    return false;
+  }
+}