From 98099e32d5cd34985025bf284786b462b1c11195 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dominik Jain <dominik.jain@oraios-ai.de>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:49:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Encourage use of regex mode more strongly

---
 src/serena/tools/file_tools.py | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/src/serena/tools/file_tools.py b/src/serena/tools/file_tools.py
index 96b58907..69e5c140 100644
--- a/src/serena/tools/file_tools.py
+++ b/src/serena/tools/file_tools.py
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ class ReplaceContentTool(Tool, ToolMarkerCanEdit):
         especially if it spans several lines. Note that you cannot make mistakes, because if the regex should match
         multiple occurrences while you disabled `allow_multiple_occurrences`, an error will be returned, and you can retry
         with a revised regex.
+        Therefore, using regex mode with suitable wildcards is usually the best choice!
 
         :param relative_path: the relative path to the file
         :param needle: the string or regex pattern to search for.