anomalyco / anomalyco/opencode
read tool's directory pagination hint is off by one entry
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Description
Description
When read is pointed at a directory with more entries than fit in one page, the continuation hint it gives the model names the wrong entry, so following it literally skips one.
packages/opencode/src/tool/read.ts:280:
truncated
? `\n(Showing ${sliced.length} of ${items.length} entries. Use 'offset' parameter to read beyond entry ${offset + sliced.length})`
: `\n(${items.length} entries)`,
offset is 1-indexed and start = offset - 1, so with offset = 1 and 100 entries shown, entries 1–100 were returned and offset + sliced.length is 101 — the first entry not yet shown. The sentence tells the model to read beyond entry 101, i.e. to start at 102, which drops entry 101.
The file branch of the same tool gets this right and is unambiguous:
output += `\n\n(Showing lines ${file.offset}-${last} of ${file.count}. Use offset=${next} to continue.)`
It states the inclusive range that was shown and the exact offset value to pass next, rather than asking the model to do the arithmetic. The directory branch should match that.
Since this text is consumed by a model rather than a person, the ambiguity turns into a silently missing directory entry rather than a visible error.
Steps to reproduce
reada directory containing more than 2000 entries (or pass an explicit smalllimit).- Read the continuation hint at the end of the output.
- Following it as written starts one entry past the first unread one.
Operating System
Windows 11 (platform independent)
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