diff --git a/libs/langchain_v1/langchain/agents/middleware/file_search.py b/libs/langchain_v1/langchain/agents/middleware/file_search.py
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+"""File search middleware for Anthropic text editor and memory tools.
+
+This module provides Glob and Grep search tools that operate on files stored
+in state or filesystem.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import fnmatch
+import json
+import re
+import subprocess
+from contextlib import suppress
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Literal
+
+from langchain_core.tools import tool
+
+from langchain.agents.middleware.types import AgentMiddleware
+
+
+def _expand_include_patterns(pattern: str) -> list[str] | None:
+    """Expand brace patterns like ``*.{py,pyi}`` into a list of globs."""
+    if "}" in pattern and "{" not in pattern:
+        return None
+
+    expanded: list[str] = []
+
+    def _expand(current: str) -> None:
+        start = current.find("{")
+        if start == -1:
+            expanded.append(current)
+            return
+
+        end = current.find("}", start)
+        if end == -1:
+            raise ValueError
+
+        prefix = current[:start]
+        suffix = current[end + 1 :]
+        inner = current[start + 1 : end]
+        if not inner:
+            raise ValueError
+
+        for option in inner.split(","):
+            _expand(prefix + option + suffix)
+
+    try:
+        _expand(pattern)
+    except ValueError:
+        return None
+
+    return expanded
+
+
+def _is_valid_include_pattern(pattern: str) -> bool:
+    """Validate glob pattern used for include filters."""
+    if not pattern:
+        return False
+
+    if any(char in pattern for char in ("\x00", "\n", "\r")):
+        return False
+
+    expanded = _expand_include_patterns(pattern)
+    if expanded is None:
+        return False
+
+    try:
+        for candidate in expanded:
+            re.compile(fnmatch.translate(candidate))
+    except re.error:
+        return False
+
+    return True
+
+
+def _match_include_pattern(basename: str, pattern: str) -> bool:
+    """Return True if the basename matches the include pattern."""
+    expanded = _expand_include_patterns(pattern)
+    if not expanded:
+        return False
+
+    return any(fnmatch.fnmatch(basename, candidate) for candidate in expanded)
+
+
+class FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(AgentMiddleware):
+    """Provides Glob and Grep search over filesystem files.
+
+    This middleware adds two tools that search through local filesystem:
+    - Glob: Fast file pattern matching by file path
+    - Grep: Fast content search using ripgrep or Python fallback
+
+    Example:
+        ```python
+        from langchain.agents import create_agent
+        from langchain.agents.middleware import (
+            FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware,
+        )
+
+        agent = create_agent(
+            model=model,
+            tools=[],
+            middleware=[
+                FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path="/workspace"),
+            ],
+        )
+        ```
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        root_path: str,
+        use_ripgrep: bool = True,
+        max_file_size_mb: int = 10,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Initialize the search middleware.
+
+        Args:
+            root_path: Root directory to search.
+            use_ripgrep: Whether to use ripgrep for search (default: True).
+                Falls back to Python if ripgrep unavailable.
+            max_file_size_mb: Maximum file size to search in MB (default: 10).
+        """
+        self.root_path = Path(root_path).resolve()
+        self.use_ripgrep = use_ripgrep
+        self.max_file_size_bytes = max_file_size_mb * 1024 * 1024
+
+        # Create tool instances as closures that capture self
+        @tool
+        def glob_search(pattern: str, path: str = "/") -> str:
+            """Fast file pattern matching tool that works with any codebase size.
+
+            Supports glob patterns like **/*.js or src/**/*.ts.
+            Returns matching file paths sorted by modification time.
+            Use this tool when you need to find files by name patterns.
+
+            Args:
+                pattern: The glob pattern to match files against.
+                path: The directory to search in. If not specified, searches from root.
+
+            Returns:
+                Newline-separated list of matching file paths, sorted by modification
+                time (most recently modified first). Returns "No files found" if no
+                matches.
+            """
+            try:
+                base_full = self._validate_and_resolve_path(path)
+            except ValueError:
+                return "No files found"
+
+            if not base_full.exists() or not base_full.is_dir():
+                return "No files found"
+
+            # Use pathlib glob
+            matching: list[tuple[str, str]] = []
+            for match in base_full.glob(pattern):
+                if match.is_file():
+                    # Convert to virtual path
+                    virtual_path = "/" + str(match.relative_to(self.root_path))
+                    stat = match.stat()
+                    modified_at = datetime.fromtimestamp(stat.st_mtime, tz=timezone.utc).isoformat()
+                    matching.append((virtual_path, modified_at))
+
+            if not matching:
+                return "No files found"
+
+            file_paths = [p for p, _ in matching]
+            return "\n".join(file_paths)
+
+        @tool
+        def grep_search(
+            pattern: str,
+            path: str = "/",
+            include: str | None = None,
+            output_mode: Literal["files_with_matches", "content", "count"] = "files_with_matches",
+        ) -> str:
+            """Fast content search tool that works with any codebase size.
+
+            Searches file contents using regular expressions. Supports full regex
+            syntax and filters files by pattern with the include parameter.
+
+            Args:
+                pattern: The regular expression pattern to search for in file contents.
+                path: The directory to search in. If not specified, searches from root.
+                include: File pattern to filter (e.g., "*.js", "*.{ts,tsx}").
+                output_mode: Output format:
+                    - "files_with_matches": Only file paths containing matches (default)
+                    - "content": Matching lines with file:line:content format
+                    - "count": Count of matches per file
+
+            Returns:
+                Search results formatted according to output_mode. Returns "No matches
+                found" if no results.
+            """
+            # Compile regex pattern (for validation)
+            try:
+                re.compile(pattern)
+            except re.error as e:
+                return f"Invalid regex pattern: {e}"
+
+            if include and not _is_valid_include_pattern(include):
+                return "Invalid include pattern"
+
+            # Try ripgrep first if enabled
+            results = None
+            if self.use_ripgrep:
+                with suppress(
+                    FileNotFoundError,
+                    subprocess.CalledProcessError,
+                    subprocess.TimeoutExpired,
+                ):
+                    results = self._ripgrep_search(pattern, path, include)
+
+            # Python fallback if ripgrep failed or is disabled
+            if results is None:
+                results = self._python_search(pattern, path, include)
+
+            if not results:
+                return "No matches found"
+
+            # Format output based on mode
+            return self._format_grep_results(results, output_mode)
+
+        self.glob_search = glob_search
+        self.grep_search = grep_search
+        self.tools = [glob_search, grep_search]
+
+    def _validate_and_resolve_path(self, path: str) -> Path:
+        """Validate and resolve a virtual path to filesystem path."""
+        # Normalize path
+        if not path.startswith("/"):
+            path = "/" + path
+
+        # Check for path traversal
+        if ".." in path or "~" in path:
+            msg = "Path traversal not allowed"
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+
+        # Convert virtual path to filesystem path
+        relative = path.lstrip("/")
+        full_path = (self.root_path / relative).resolve()
+
+        # Ensure path is within root
+        try:
+            full_path.relative_to(self.root_path)
+        except ValueError:
+            msg = f"Path outside root directory: {path}"
+            raise ValueError(msg) from None
+
+        return full_path
+
+    def _ripgrep_search(
+        self, pattern: str, base_path: str, include: str | None
+    ) -> dict[str, list[tuple[int, str]]]:
+        """Search using ripgrep subprocess."""
+        try:
+            base_full = self._validate_and_resolve_path(base_path)
+        except ValueError:
+            return {}
+
+        if not base_full.exists():
+            return {}
+
+        # Build ripgrep command
+        cmd = ["rg", "--json"]
+
+        if include:
+            # Convert glob pattern to ripgrep glob
+            cmd.extend(["--glob", include])
+
+        cmd.extend(["--", pattern, str(base_full)])
+
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603
+                cmd,
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=30,
+                check=False,
+            )
+        except (subprocess.TimeoutExpired, FileNotFoundError):
+            # Fallback to Python search if ripgrep unavailable or times out
+            return self._python_search(pattern, base_path, include)
+
+        # Parse ripgrep JSON output
+        results: dict[str, list[tuple[int, str]]] = {}
+        for line in result.stdout.splitlines():
+            try:
+                data = json.loads(line)
+                if data["type"] == "match":
+                    path = data["data"]["path"]["text"]
+                    # Convert to virtual path
+                    virtual_path = "/" + str(Path(path).relative_to(self.root_path))
+                    line_num = data["data"]["line_number"]
+                    line_text = data["data"]["lines"]["text"].rstrip("\n")
+
+                    if virtual_path not in results:
+                        results[virtual_path] = []
+                    results[virtual_path].append((line_num, line_text))
+            except (json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError):
+                continue
+
+        return results
+
+    def _python_search(
+        self, pattern: str, base_path: str, include: str | None
+    ) -> dict[str, list[tuple[int, str]]]:
+        """Search using Python regex (fallback)."""
+        try:
+            base_full = self._validate_and_resolve_path(base_path)
+        except ValueError:
+            return {}
+
+        if not base_full.exists():
+            return {}
+
+        regex = re.compile(pattern)
+        results: dict[str, list[tuple[int, str]]] = {}
+
+        # Walk directory tree
+        for file_path in base_full.rglob("*"):
+            if not file_path.is_file():
+                continue
+
+            # Check include filter
+            if include and not _match_include_pattern(file_path.name, include):
+                continue
+
+            # Skip files that are too large
+            if file_path.stat().st_size > self.max_file_size_bytes:
+                continue
+
+            try:
+                content = file_path.read_text()
+            except (UnicodeDecodeError, PermissionError):
+                continue
+
+            # Search content
+            for line_num, line in enumerate(content.splitlines(), 1):
+                if regex.search(line):
+                    virtual_path = "/" + str(file_path.relative_to(self.root_path))
+                    if virtual_path not in results:
+                        results[virtual_path] = []
+                    results[virtual_path].append((line_num, line))
+
+        return results
+
+    def _format_grep_results(
+        self,
+        results: dict[str, list[tuple[int, str]]],
+        output_mode: str,
+    ) -> str:
+        """Format grep results based on output mode."""
+        if output_mode == "files_with_matches":
+            # Just return file paths
+            return "\n".join(sorted(results.keys()))
+
+        if output_mode == "content":
+            # Return file:line:content format
+            lines = []
+            for file_path in sorted(results.keys()):
+                for line_num, line in results[file_path]:
+                    lines.append(f"{file_path}:{line_num}:{line}")
+            return "\n".join(lines)
+
+        if output_mode == "count":
+            # Return file:count format
+            lines = []
+            for file_path in sorted(results.keys()):
+                count = len(results[file_path])
+                lines.append(f"{file_path}:{count}")
+            return "\n".join(lines)
+
+        # Default to files_with_matches
+        return "\n".join(sorted(results.keys()))
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    "FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware",
+]
diff --git a/libs/langchain_v1/tests/unit_tests/agents/middleware/test_file_search.py b/libs/langchain_v1/tests/unit_tests/agents/middleware/test_file_search.py
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+"""Unit tests for file search middleware."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+import pytest
+
+from langchain.agents.middleware.file_search import (
+    FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware,
+)
+
+
+class TestFilesystemGrepSearch:
+    """Tests for filesystem-backed grep search."""
+
+    def test_grep_invalid_include_pattern(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Return error when include glob cannot be parsed."""
+
+        (tmp_path / "example.py").write_text("print('hello')\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path=str(tmp_path), use_ripgrep=False)
+
+        result = middleware.grep_search.func(pattern="print", include="*.{py")
+
+        assert result == "Invalid include pattern"
+
+    def test_ripgrep_command_uses_literal_pattern(
+        self, tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ) -> None:
+        """Ensure ripgrep receives pattern after ``--`` to avoid option parsing."""
+
+        (tmp_path / "example.py").write_text("print('hello')\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path=str(tmp_path), use_ripgrep=True)
+
+        captured: dict[str, list[str]] = {}
+
+        class DummyResult:
+            stdout = ""
+
+        def fake_run(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> DummyResult:
+            cmd = args[0]
+            captured["cmd"] = cmd
+            return DummyResult()
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr("langchain.agents.middleware.file_search.subprocess.run", fake_run)
+
+        middleware._ripgrep_search("--pattern", "/", None)
+
+        assert "cmd" in captured
+        cmd = captured["cmd"]
+        assert cmd[:2] == ["rg", "--json"]
+        assert "--" in cmd
+        separator_index = cmd.index("--")
+        assert cmd[separator_index + 1] == "--pattern"
+
+    def test_grep_basic_search_python_fallback(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test basic grep search using Python fallback."""
+        (tmp_path / "file1.py").write_text("def hello():\n    pass\n", encoding="utf-8")
+        (tmp_path / "file2.py").write_text("def world():\n    pass\n", encoding="utf-8")
+        (tmp_path / "file3.txt").write_text("hello world\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path=str(tmp_path), use_ripgrep=False)
+
+        result = middleware.grep_search.func(pattern="hello")
+
+        assert "/file1.py" in result
+        assert "/file3.txt" in result
+        assert "/file2.py" not in result
+
+    def test_grep_with_include_filter(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test grep search with include pattern filter."""
+        (tmp_path / "file1.py").write_text("def hello():\n    pass\n", encoding="utf-8")
+        (tmp_path / "file2.txt").write_text("hello world\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path=str(tmp_path), use_ripgrep=False)
+
+        result = middleware.grep_search.func(pattern="hello", include="*.py")
+
+        assert "/file1.py" in result
+        assert "/file2.txt" not in result
+
+    def test_grep_output_mode_content(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test grep search with content output mode."""
+        (tmp_path / "test.py").write_text("line1\nhello\nline3\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path=str(tmp_path), use_ripgrep=False)
+
+        result = middleware.grep_search.func(pattern="hello", output_mode="content")
+
+        assert "/test.py:2:hello" in result
+
+    def test_grep_output_mode_count(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test grep search with count output mode."""
+        (tmp_path / "test.py").write_text("hello\nhello\nworld\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path=str(tmp_path), use_ripgrep=False)
+
+        result = middleware.grep_search.func(pattern="hello", output_mode="count")
+
+        assert "/test.py:2" in result
+
+    def test_grep_invalid_regex_pattern(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test grep search with invalid regex pattern."""
+        (tmp_path / "test.py").write_text("hello\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path=str(tmp_path), use_ripgrep=False)
+
+        result = middleware.grep_search.func(pattern="[invalid")
+
+        assert "Invalid regex pattern" in result
+
+    def test_grep_no_matches(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test grep search with no matches."""
+        (tmp_path / "test.py").write_text("hello\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path=str(tmp_path), use_ripgrep=False)
+
+        result = middleware.grep_search.func(pattern="notfound")
+
+        assert result == "No matches found"
+
+
+class TestFilesystemGlobSearch:
+    """Tests for filesystem-backed glob search."""
+
+    def test_glob_basic_pattern(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test basic glob pattern matching."""
+        (tmp_path / "file1.py").write_text("content", encoding="utf-8")
+        (tmp_path / "file2.py").write_text("content", encoding="utf-8")
+        (tmp_path / "file3.txt").write_text("content", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path=str(tmp_path))
+
+        result = middleware.glob_search.func(pattern="*.py")
+
+        assert "/file1.py" in result
+        assert "/file2.py" in result
+        assert "/file3.txt" not in result
+
+    def test_glob_recursive_pattern(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test recursive glob pattern matching."""
+        (tmp_path / "src").mkdir()
+        (tmp_path / "src" / "test.py").write_text("content", encoding="utf-8")
+        (tmp_path / "src" / "nested").mkdir()
+        (tmp_path / "src" / "nested" / "deep.py").write_text("content", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path=str(tmp_path))
+
+        result = middleware.glob_search.func(pattern="**/*.py")
+
+        assert "/src/test.py" in result
+        assert "/src/nested/deep.py" in result
+
+    def test_glob_with_subdirectory_path(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test glob search starting from subdirectory."""
+        (tmp_path / "src").mkdir()
+        (tmp_path / "src" / "file1.py").write_text("content", encoding="utf-8")
+        (tmp_path / "other").mkdir()
+        (tmp_path / "other" / "file2.py").write_text("content", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path=str(tmp_path))
+
+        result = middleware.glob_search.func(pattern="*.py", path="/src")
+
+        assert "/src/file1.py" in result
+        assert "/other/file2.py" not in result
+
+    def test_glob_no_matches(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test glob search with no matches."""
+        (tmp_path / "file.txt").write_text("content", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path=str(tmp_path))
+
+        result = middleware.glob_search.func(pattern="*.py")
+
+        assert result == "No files found"
+
+    def test_glob_invalid_path(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test glob search with non-existent path."""
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path=str(tmp_path))
+
+        result = middleware.glob_search.func(pattern="*.py", path="/nonexistent")
+
+        assert result == "No files found"
+
+
+class TestPathTraversalSecurity:
+    """Security tests for path traversal protection."""
+
+    def test_path_traversal_with_double_dots(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test that path traversal with .. is blocked."""
+        (tmp_path / "allowed").mkdir()
+        (tmp_path / "allowed" / "file.txt").write_text("content", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        # Create file outside root
+        parent = tmp_path.parent
+        (parent / "secret.txt").write_text("secret", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path=str(tmp_path / "allowed"))
+
+        # Try to escape with ..
+        result = middleware.glob_search.func(pattern="*.txt", path="/../")
+
+        assert result == "No files found"
+        assert "secret" not in result
+
+    def test_path_traversal_with_absolute_path(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test that absolute paths outside root are blocked."""
+        (tmp_path / "allowed").mkdir()
+
+        # Create file outside root
+        (tmp_path / "secret.txt").write_text("secret", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path=str(tmp_path / "allowed"))
+
+        # Try to access with absolute path
+        result = middleware.glob_search.func(pattern="*.txt", path=str(tmp_path))
+
+        assert result == "No files found"
+
+    def test_path_traversal_with_symlink(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test that symlinks outside root are blocked."""
+        (tmp_path / "allowed").mkdir()
+        (tmp_path / "secret.txt").write_text("secret", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        # Create symlink from allowed dir to parent
+        try:
+            (tmp_path / "allowed" / "link").symlink_to(tmp_path)
+        except OSError:
+            pytest.skip("Symlink creation not supported")
+
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path=str(tmp_path / "allowed"))
+
+        # Try to access via symlink
+        result = middleware.glob_search.func(pattern="*.txt", path="/link")
+
+        assert result == "No files found"
+
+    def test_validate_path_blocks_tilde(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test that tilde paths are handled safely."""
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(root_path=str(tmp_path))
+
+        result = middleware.glob_search.func(pattern="*.txt", path="~/")
+
+        assert result == "No files found"
+
+    def test_grep_path_traversal_protection(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test that grep also protects against path traversal."""
+        (tmp_path / "allowed").mkdir()
+        (tmp_path / "secret.txt").write_text("secret content", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        middleware = FilesystemFileSearchMiddleware(
+            root_path=str(tmp_path / "allowed"), use_ripgrep=False
+        )
+
+        # Try to search outside root
+        result = middleware.grep_search.func(pattern="secret", path="/../")
+
+        assert result == "No matches found"
+        assert "secret" not in result