[Folder Search] Add per-search path exclusions
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Description
Extension
https://www.raycast.com/GastroGeek/folder-search
OS Version
macOS 27.0
Description
Allow paths to be excluded from an individual search. For example:
a -path:~/GitHub
This would find folders matching a while excluding ~/GitHub and its descendants for the current query only. Exclusions should support multiple paths and reset when the query is cleared or the command closes. The exact syntax is flexible.
Who will benefit from this feature?
Users who sometimes need a directory included in search and sometimes need it temporarily excluded.
Anything else?
Issue https://github.com/raycast/extensions/issues/10123 requests full-path matching, but does not cover negative path filters.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the Folder Search extension linked in the issue and trace how the query is parsed and paths are searched. Add per-query exclusions supporting multiple paths, then verify that excluded paths and descendants are omitted and that exclusions reset when the query is cleared or the command closes.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- search
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 62/100