feat(path): rename-aware ambiguity resolution for suffix probe

When a bare filename like 'operators.ts' matches multiple full paths,
check if they are the same file connected by renames (via BFS on
mr_file_changes). If so, auto-resolve to the newest path instead of
erroring. Also wires path resolution into file-history and trace
commands so bare filenames work everywhere.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/core/path_resolver.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use rusqlite::Connection;
 
 use super::error::{LoreError, Result};
+use super::file_history::resolve_rename_chain;
 
 // ─── SQL Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -149,6 +150,16 @@ pub fn build_path_query(
             is_prefix: false,
         }),
         SuffixResult::Ambiguous(candidates) => {
+            // Check if all candidates are the same file connected by renames.
+            // resolve_rename_chain requires a concrete project_id.
+            if let Some(pid) = project_id
+                && let Some(resolved) = try_resolve_rename_ambiguity(conn, pid, &candidates)?
+            {
+                return Ok(PathQuery {
+                    value: resolved,
+                    is_prefix: false,
+                });
+            }
             let list = candidates
                 .iter()
                 .map(|p| format!("  {p}"))
@@ -239,6 +250,59 @@ pub fn suffix_probe(
     }
 }
 
+/// Maximum rename hops when resolving ambiguity.
+const AMBIGUITY_MAX_RENAME_HOPS: usize = 10;
+
+/// When suffix probe returns multiple paths, check if they are all the same file
+/// connected by renames. If so, return the "newest" path (the leaf of the chain
+/// that is never renamed away from). Returns `None` if truly ambiguous.
+fn try_resolve_rename_ambiguity(
+    conn: &Connection,
+    project_id: i64,
+    candidates: &[String],
+) -> Result<Option<String>> {
+    // BFS from the first candidate to discover the full rename chain.
+    let chain = resolve_rename_chain(conn, project_id, &candidates[0], AMBIGUITY_MAX_RENAME_HOPS)?;
+
+    // If any candidate is NOT in the chain, these are genuinely different files.
+    if !candidates.iter().all(|c| chain.contains(c)) {
+        return Ok(None);
+    }
+
+    // All candidates are the same file. Find the "newest" path: the one that
+    // appears as new_path in a rename but is never old_path in a subsequent rename
+    // (within the chain). This is the leaf of the rename DAG.
+    let placeholders: Vec<String> = (0..chain.len()).map(|i| format!("?{}", i + 2)).collect();
+    let in_clause = placeholders.join(", ");
+
+    // Find paths that are old_path in a rename where new_path is also in the chain.
+    let sql = format!(
+        "SELECT DISTINCT old_path FROM mr_file_changes \
+         WHERE project_id = ?1 \
+           AND change_type = 'renamed' \
+           AND old_path IN ({in_clause}) \
+           AND new_path IN ({in_clause})"
+    );
+
+    let mut stmt = conn.prepare(&sql)?;
+    let mut params: Vec<Box<dyn rusqlite::types::ToSql>> = Vec::new();
+    params.push(Box::new(project_id));
+    for p in &chain {
+        params.push(Box::new(p.clone()));
+    }
+    let param_refs: Vec<&dyn rusqlite::types::ToSql> = params.iter().map(|p| p.as_ref()).collect();
+
+    let old_paths: Vec<String> = stmt
+        .query_map(param_refs.as_slice(), |row| row.get(0))?
+        .filter_map(std::result::Result::ok)
+        .collect();
+
+    // The newest path is a candidate that is NOT an old_path in any intra-chain rename.
+    let newest = candidates.iter().find(|c| !old_paths.contains(c));
+
+    Ok(newest.cloned().or_else(|| Some(candidates[0].clone())))
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[path = "path_resolver_tests.rs"]
 mod tests;

src/core/path_resolver_tests.rs

@@ -288,3 +288,80 @@ fn test_exact_match_preferred_over_suffix() {
     assert_eq!(pq.value, "README.md");
     assert!(!pq.is_prefix);
 }
+
+fn seed_rename(conn: &Connection, mr_id: i64, project_id: i64, old_path: &str, new_path: &str) {
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO mr_file_changes (merge_request_id, project_id, old_path, new_path, change_type)
+         VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, 'renamed')",
+        rusqlite::params![mr_id, project_id, old_path, new_path],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+}
+
+// ─── rename-aware ambiguity resolution ──────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[test]
+fn test_ambiguity_resolved_by_rename_chain() {
+    let conn = setup_test_db();
+    seed_project(&conn, 1);
+    seed_mr(&conn, 1, 1);
+    seed_mr(&conn, 2, 1);
+
+    // File was at src/old/operators.ts, then renamed to src/new/operators.ts
+    seed_file_change(&conn, 1, 1, "src/old/operators.ts");
+    seed_rename(&conn, 2, 1, "src/old/operators.ts", "src/new/operators.ts");
+
+    // Bare "operators.ts" matches both paths via suffix probe, but they're
+    // connected by a rename — should auto-resolve to the newest path.
+    let pq = build_path_query(&conn, "operators.ts", Some(1)).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(pq.value, "src/new/operators.ts");
+    assert!(!pq.is_prefix);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_ambiguity_not_resolved_when_genuinely_different_files() {
+    let conn = setup_test_db();
+    seed_project(&conn, 1);
+    seed_mr(&conn, 1, 1);
+
+    // Two genuinely different files with the same name (no rename connecting them)
+    seed_file_change(&conn, 1, 1, "src/utils/helpers.ts");
+    seed_file_change(&conn, 1, 1, "tests/utils/helpers.ts");
+
+    let err = build_path_query(&conn, "helpers.ts", Some(1)).unwrap_err();
+    assert!(err.to_string().contains("matches multiple paths"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_ambiguity_rename_chain_with_three_hops() {
+    let conn = setup_test_db();
+    seed_project(&conn, 1);
+    seed_mr(&conn, 1, 1);
+    seed_mr(&conn, 2, 1);
+    seed_mr(&conn, 3, 1);
+
+    // File named "config.ts" moved twice: lib/ -> src/ -> src/core/
+    seed_file_change(&conn, 1, 1, "lib/config.ts");
+    seed_rename(&conn, 2, 1, "lib/config.ts", "src/config.ts");
+    seed_rename(&conn, 3, 1, "src/config.ts", "src/core/config.ts");
+
+    // "config.ts" matches lib/config.ts, src/config.ts, src/core/config.ts via suffix
+    let pq = build_path_query(&conn, "config.ts", Some(1)).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(pq.value, "src/core/config.ts");
+    assert!(!pq.is_prefix);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_ambiguity_rename_without_project_id_stays_ambiguous() {
+    let conn = setup_test_db();
+    seed_project(&conn, 1);
+    seed_mr(&conn, 1, 1);
+    seed_mr(&conn, 2, 1);
+
+    seed_file_change(&conn, 1, 1, "src/old/utils.ts");
+    seed_rename(&conn, 2, 1, "src/old/utils.ts", "src/new/utils.ts");
+
+    // Without project_id, rename resolution is skipped → stays ambiguous
+    let err = build_path_query(&conn, "utils.ts", None).unwrap_err();
+    assert!(err.to_string().contains("matches multiple paths"));
+}

src/main.rs

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ use lore::core::dependent_queue::release_all_locked_jobs;
 use lore::core::error::{LoreError, RobotErrorOutput};
 use lore::core::logging;
 use lore::core::metrics::MetricsLayer;
+use lore::core::path_resolver::{build_path_query, normalize_repo_path};
 use lore::core::paths::{get_config_path, get_db_path, get_log_dir};
 use lore::core::project::resolve_project;
 use lore::core::shutdown::ShutdownSignal;
@@ -1874,9 +1875,27 @@ fn handle_file_history(
         .effective_project(args.project.as_deref())
         .map(String::from);
 
+    let normalized = normalize_repo_path(&args.path);
+
+    // Resolve bare filenames before querying (same path resolution as trace/who)
+    let db_path_tmp = get_db_path(config.storage.db_path.as_deref());
+    let conn_tmp = create_connection(&db_path_tmp)?;
+    let project_id_tmp = project
+        .as_deref()
+        .map(|p| resolve_project(&conn_tmp, p))
+        .transpose()?;
+    let pq = build_path_query(&conn_tmp, &normalized, project_id_tmp)?;
+    let resolved_path = if pq.is_prefix {
+        // Directory prefix — file-history is file-oriented, pass the raw path.
+        // Don't use pq.value which contains LIKE-escaped metacharacters.
+        normalized.trim_end_matches('/').to_string()
+    } else {
+        pq.value
+    };
+
     let result = run_file_history(
         &config,
-        &args.path,
+        &resolved_path,
         project.as_deref(),
         args.no_follow_renames,
         args.merged,
@@ -1901,7 +1920,8 @@ fn handle_trace(
     let start = std::time::Instant::now();
     let config = Config::load(config_override)?;
 
-    let (path, line_requested) = parse_trace_path(&args.path);
+    let (raw_path, line_requested) = parse_trace_path(&args.path);
+    let normalized = normalize_repo_path(&raw_path);
 
     if line_requested.is_some() && !robot_mode {
         eprintln!(
@@ -1920,6 +1940,16 @@ fn handle_trace(
         .map(|p| resolve_project(&conn, p))
         .transpose()?;
 
+    // Resolve bare filenames (e.g. "operators.ts" -> "src/utils/operators.ts")
+    let pq = build_path_query(&conn, &normalized, project_id)?;
+    let path = if pq.is_prefix {
+        // Directory prefix — trace is file-oriented, pass the raw path.
+        // Don't use pq.value which contains LIKE-escaped metacharacters.
+        normalized.trim_end_matches('/').to_string()
+    } else {
+        pq.value
+    };
+
     let result = run_trace(
         &conn,
         project_id,