diff --git a/assets/agents/.shared/utils.sh b/assets/agents/.shared/utils.sh
index 7848637..7f56c69 100755
--- a/assets/agents/.shared/utils.sh
+++ b/assets/agents/.shared/utils.sh
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ detect_project() {
 ## FILE SEARCH UTILITIES ##
 ###########################
 
-search_files() {
+_search_files() {
   local pattern="$1"
   local dir="${2:-.}"
   
diff --git a/assets/agents/explore/tools.sh b/assets/agents/explore/tools.sh
index 6fc9384..f38305b 100755
--- a/assets/agents/explore/tools.sh
+++ b/assets/agents/explore/tools.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ search_files() {
   echo "" >> "$LLM_OUTPUT"
   
   local results
-  results=$(search_files "${pattern}" "${project_dir}")
+  results=$(_search_files "${pattern}" "${project_dir}")
   
   if [[ -n "${results}" ]]; then
     echo "${results}" >> "$LLM_OUTPUT"