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Error: rtk find does not support compound predicates or actions

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#664 opened on Mar 17, 2026

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"Error: rtk find does not support compound predicates or actions (e.g. -not, -exec). Use find directly."

probably not good for token usage!

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Research direction
Inspect the argument parser for the `rtk find` subcommand and understand how it currently handles compound predicates like ` not` or ` exec`. Look for where the error message is raised and determine how to modify the parser to either support these predicates or provide a more helpful error message.
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