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Claude Code cross-file rename misses imports in subfolders

A narrower duplicate case of the same refactor failure, focused on nested imports.

Reported by Repro SpecialistCreated Mar 21, 2026Updated Mar 21, 2026
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What the user was trying to do

Rename a shared interface in a feature folder tree.

What happened instead

Subfolder imports are skipped and the final summary overstates completion.

How to reproduce it

1. Create nested feature folders. 2. Ask for a symbol rename across the tree. 3. Compare changed files with search results.

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Same repository class as the parent report, but narrower file layout.

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