rename_symbol

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[refactoring]

Renames a symbol throughout the solution with semantic awareness. Unlike grep-based renaming, this correctly distinguishes between different symbols with the same name.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
symbolName	string	Yes	Name of the symbol to rename (simple or fully qualified).
newName	string	Yes	The new name for the symbol.
projectName	string	No	Optional project name to limit the search scope.
applyChanges	boolean	No	If true (default), applies changes. If false, returns preview only.

Examples

Rename a class

Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "rename_symbol",
    "arguments": {
      "symbolName": "OldClassName",
      "newName": "NewClassName"
    }
  }
}

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "symbolName": "OldClassName",
    "newName": "NewClassName",
    "symbolKind": "Class",
    "filesChanged": 5,
    "locationsChanged": 12,
    "applied": true,
    "unifiedDiff": "..."
  },
  "error": null
}

Preview rename without applying

Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "rename_symbol",
    "arguments": {
      "symbolName": "OldName",
      "newName": "NewName",
      "applyChanges": false
    }
  }
}

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "symbolName": "OldClassName",
    "newName": "NewClassName",
    "symbolKind": "Class",
    "filesChanged": 5,
    "locationsChanged": 12,
    "applied": true,
    "unifiedDiff": "..."
  },
  "error": null
}

Response

Returns files changed, locations modified, and unified diff

Go to Playground to test this tool interactively.

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