Repo search returns too much noise for the agent to choose the right implementation path. How would you fix it?

Instruction: Explain how you would reduce repo-search noise for a coding agent.

Context: Tests how the candidate diagnoses the problem, chooses the safest next step, and reasons through recovery. Explain how you would reduce repo-search noise for a coding agent.

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I would improve the retrieval layer so it ranks for implementation relevance instead of just text match. That means symbol awareness, ownership signals, dependency context, test associations, and maybe task-specific reranking over the initial results.

I would also reduce the...

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