diff --git a/src/tools/glob/cli.test.ts b/src/tools/glob/cli.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54596923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/glob/cli.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "bun:test"
+import { buildRgArgs, buildFindArgs, buildPowerShellCommand } from "./cli"
+
+describe("buildRgArgs", () => {
+  // #given default options (no hidden/follow specified)
+  // #when building ripgrep args
+  // #then should include --hidden and --follow by default
+  it("includes --hidden by default when not explicitly set", () => {
+    const args = buildRgArgs({ pattern: "*.ts" })
+    expect(args).toContain("--hidden")
+  })
+
+  it("includes --follow by default when not explicitly set", () => {
+    const args = buildRgArgs({ pattern: "*.ts" })
+    expect(args).toContain("--follow")
+  })
+
+  // #given hidden=false explicitly set
+  // #when building ripgrep args
+  // #then should NOT include --hidden
+  it("excludes --hidden when explicitly set to false", () => {
+    const args = buildRgArgs({ pattern: "*.ts", hidden: false })
+    expect(args).not.toContain("--hidden")
+  })
+
+  // #given follow=false explicitly set
+  // #when building ripgrep args
+  // #then should NOT include --follow
+  it("excludes --follow when explicitly set to false", () => {
+    const args = buildRgArgs({ pattern: "*.ts", follow: false })
+    expect(args).not.toContain("--follow")
+  })
+
+  // #given hidden=true explicitly set
+  // #when building ripgrep args
+  // #then should include --hidden
+  it("includes --hidden when explicitly set to true", () => {
+    const args = buildRgArgs({ pattern: "*.ts", hidden: true })
+    expect(args).toContain("--hidden")
+  })
+
+  // #given follow=true explicitly set
+  // #when building ripgrep args
+  // #then should include --follow
+  it("includes --follow when explicitly set to true", () => {
+    const args = buildRgArgs({ pattern: "*.ts", follow: true })
+    expect(args).toContain("--follow")
+  })
+
+  // #given pattern with special characters
+  // #when building ripgrep args
+  // #then should include glob pattern correctly
+  it("includes the glob pattern", () => {
+    const args = buildRgArgs({ pattern: "**/*.tsx" })
+    expect(args).toContain("--glob=**/*.tsx")
+  })
+})
+
+describe("buildFindArgs", () => {
+  // #given default options (no hidden/follow specified)
+  // #when building find args
+  // #then should include hidden files by default (no exclusion filter)
+  it("includes hidden files by default when not explicitly set", () => {
+    const args = buildFindArgs({ pattern: "*.ts" })
+    // When hidden is enabled (default), should NOT have the exclusion filter
+    expect(args).not.toContain("-not")
+    expect(args.join(" ")).not.toContain("*/.*")
+  })
+
+  // #given default options (no follow specified)
+  // #when building find args
+  // #then should include -L flag for symlink following by default
+  it("includes -L flag for symlink following by default", () => {
+    const args = buildFindArgs({ pattern: "*.ts" })
+    expect(args).toContain("-L")
+  })
+
+  // #given hidden=false explicitly set
+  // #when building find args
+  // #then should exclude hidden files
+  it("excludes hidden files when hidden is explicitly false", () => {
+    const args = buildFindArgs({ pattern: "*.ts", hidden: false })
+    expect(args).toContain("-not")
+    expect(args.join(" ")).toContain("*/.*")
+  })
+
+  // #given follow=false explicitly set
+  // #when building find args
+  // #then should NOT include -L flag
+  it("excludes -L flag when follow is explicitly false", () => {
+    const args = buildFindArgs({ pattern: "*.ts", follow: false })
+    expect(args).not.toContain("-L")
+  })
+
+  // #given hidden=true explicitly set
+  // #when building find args
+  // #then should include hidden files
+  it("includes hidden files when hidden is explicitly true", () => {
+    const args = buildFindArgs({ pattern: "*.ts", hidden: true })
+    expect(args).not.toContain("-not")
+    expect(args.join(" ")).not.toContain("*/.*")
+  })
+
+  // #given follow=true explicitly set
+  // #when building find args
+  // #then should include -L flag
+  it("includes -L flag when follow is explicitly true", () => {
+    const args = buildFindArgs({ pattern: "*.ts", follow: true })
+    expect(args).toContain("-L")
+  })
+})
+
+describe("buildPowerShellCommand", () => {
+  // #given default options (no hidden specified)
+  // #when building PowerShell command
+  // #then should include -Force by default
+  it("includes -Force by default when not explicitly set", () => {
+    const args = buildPowerShellCommand({ pattern: "*.ts" })
+    const command = args.join(" ")
+    expect(command).toContain("-Force")
+  })
+
+  // #given hidden=false explicitly set
+  // #when building PowerShell command
+  // #then should NOT include -Force
+  it("excludes -Force when hidden is explicitly false", () => {
+    const args = buildPowerShellCommand({ pattern: "*.ts", hidden: false })
+    const command = args.join(" ")
+    expect(command).not.toContain("-Force")
+  })
+
+  // #given hidden=true explicitly set
+  // #when building PowerShell command
+  // #then should include -Force
+  it("includes -Force when hidden is explicitly true", () => {
+    const args = buildPowerShellCommand({ pattern: "*.ts", hidden: true })
+    const command = args.join(" ")
+    expect(command).toContain("-Force")
+  })
+
+  // #given default options (no follow specified)
+  // #when building PowerShell command
+  // #then should NOT include -FollowSymlink (unsupported in Windows PowerShell 5.1)
+  it("does NOT include -FollowSymlink (unsupported in Windows PowerShell 5.1)", () => {
+    const args = buildPowerShellCommand({ pattern: "*.ts" })
+    const command = args.join(" ")
+    expect(command).not.toContain("-FollowSymlink")
+  })
+
+  // #given pattern with special chars
+  // #when building PowerShell command
+  // #then should escape single quotes properly
+  it("escapes single quotes in pattern", () => {
+    const args = buildPowerShellCommand({ pattern: "test's.ts" })
+    const command = args.join(" ")
+    expect(command).toContain("test''s.ts")
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/tools/glob/cli.ts b/src/tools/glob/cli.ts
index 56461552..468f259a 100644
--- a/src/tools/glob/cli.ts
+++ b/src/tools/glob/cli.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ function buildRgArgs(options: GlobOptions): string[] {
     `--max-depth=${Math.min(options.maxDepth ?? DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH, DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH)}`,
   ]
 
-  if (options.hidden) args.push("--hidden")
+  if (options.hidden !== false) args.push("--hidden")
+  if (options.follow !== false) args.push("--follow")
   if (options.noIgnore) args.push("--no-ignore")
 
   args.push(`--glob=${options.pattern}`)
@@ -31,7 +32,13 @@ function buildRgArgs(options: GlobOptions): string[] {
 }
 
 function buildFindArgs(options: GlobOptions): string[] {
-  const args: string[] = ["."]
+  const args: string[] = []
+
+  if (options.follow !== false) {
+    args.push("-L")
+  }
+
+  args.push(".")
 
   const maxDepth = Math.min(options.maxDepth ?? DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH, DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH)
   args.push("-maxdepth", String(maxDepth))
@@ -39,7 +46,7 @@ function buildFindArgs(options: GlobOptions): string[] {
   args.push("-type", "f")
   args.push("-name", options.pattern)
 
-  if (!options.hidden) {
+  if (options.hidden === false) {
     args.push("-not", "-path", "*/.*")
   }
 
@@ -56,10 +63,15 @@ function buildPowerShellCommand(options: GlobOptions): string[] {
 
   let psCommand = `Get-ChildItem -Path '${escapedPath}' -File -Recurse -Depth ${maxDepth - 1} -Filter '${escapedPattern}'`
 
-  if (options.hidden) {
+  if (options.hidden !== false) {
     psCommand += " -Force"
   }
 
+  // NOTE: Symlink following (-FollowSymlink) is NOT supported in PowerShell backend.
+  // -FollowSymlink was introduced in PowerShell Core 6.0+ and is unavailable in
+  // Windows PowerShell 5.1 (default on Windows). OpenCode auto-downloads ripgrep
+  // which handles symlinks via --follow. This fallback rarely triggers in practice.
+
   psCommand += " -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName"
 
   return ["powershell", "-NoProfile", "-Command", psCommand]
@@ -74,6 +86,8 @@ async function getFileMtime(filePath: string): Promise<number> {
   }
 }
 
+export { buildRgArgs, buildFindArgs, buildPowerShellCommand }
+
 export async function runRgFiles(
   options: GlobOptions,
   resolvedCli?: ResolvedCli
diff --git a/src/tools/glob/types.ts b/src/tools/glob/types.ts
index 6691a9b4..0601873b 100644
--- a/src/tools/glob/types.ts
+++ b/src/tools/glob/types.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export interface GlobOptions {
   pattern: string
   paths?: string[]
   hidden?: boolean
+  follow?: boolean
   noIgnore?: boolean
   maxDepth?: number
   timeout?: number