diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts b/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
index ead3a0149b4..246214f07fe 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
@@ -990,6 +990,10 @@ export namespace Config {
           },
         ),
       instructions: z.array(z.string()).optional().describe("Additional instruction files or patterns to include"),
+      respect_gitignore: z
+        .boolean()
+        .optional()
+        .describe("Respect .gitignore when searching files. Set to false to include gitignored files. Default: true"),
       layout: Layout.optional().describe("@deprecated Always uses stretch layout."),
       permission: Permission.optional(),
       tools: z.record(z.string(), z.boolean()).optional(),
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/file/ripgrep.ts b/packages/opencode/src/file/ripgrep.ts
index 834cbee1ed1..0c09159a13c 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/file/ripgrep.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/file/ripgrep.ts
@@ -211,10 +211,12 @@ export namespace Ripgrep {
     hidden?: boolean
     follow?: boolean
     maxDepth?: number
+    noIgnore?: boolean
   }) {
     const args = [await filepath(), "--files", "--glob=!.git/*"]
     if (input.follow !== false) args.push("--follow")
     if (input.hidden !== false) args.push("--hidden")
+    if (input.noIgnore) args.push("--no-ignore")
     if (input.maxDepth !== undefined) args.push(`--max-depth=${input.maxDepth}`)
     if (input.glob) {
       for (const g of input.glob) {
@@ -373,9 +375,11 @@ export namespace Ripgrep {
     glob?: string[]
     limit?: number
     follow?: boolean
+    noIgnore?: boolean
   }) {
     const args = [`${await filepath()}`, "--json", "--hidden", "--glob='!.git/*'"]
     if (input.follow !== false) args.push("--follow")
+    if (input.noIgnore) args.push("--no-ignore")
 
     if (input.glob) {
       for (const g of input.glob) {
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/tool/glob.ts b/packages/opencode/src/tool/glob.ts
index dda57f6ee1b..d58693f75de 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/tool/glob.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/tool/glob.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import DESCRIPTION from "./glob.txt"
 import { Ripgrep } from "../file/ripgrep"
 import { Instance } from "../project/instance"
 import { assertExternalDirectory } from "./external-directory"
+import { Config } from "../config/config"
 
 export const GlobTool = Tool.define("glob", {
   description: DESCRIPTION,
@@ -32,12 +33,14 @@ export const GlobTool = Tool.define("glob", {
     search = path.isAbsolute(search) ? search : path.resolve(Instance.directory, search)
     await assertExternalDirectory(ctx, search, { kind: "directory" })
 
+    const cfg = await Config.get()
     const limit = 100
     const files = []
     let truncated = false
     for await (const file of Ripgrep.files({
       cwd: search,
       glob: [params.pattern],
+      noIgnore: cfg.respect_gitignore === false,
     })) {
       if (files.length >= limit) {
         truncated = true
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/tool/grep.ts b/packages/opencode/src/tool/grep.ts
index ad62621e072..fd74215f19f 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/tool/grep.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/tool/grep.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import DESCRIPTION from "./grep.txt"
 import { Instance } from "../project/instance"
 import path from "path"
 import { assertExternalDirectory } from "./external-directory"
+import { Config } from "../config/config"
 
 const MAX_LINE_LENGTH = 2000
 
@@ -36,8 +37,10 @@ export const GrepTool = Tool.define("grep", {
     searchPath = path.isAbsolute(searchPath) ? searchPath : path.resolve(Instance.directory, searchPath)
     await assertExternalDirectory(ctx, searchPath, { kind: "directory" })
 
+    const cfg = await Config.get()
     const rgPath = await Ripgrep.filepath()
     const args = ["-nH", "--hidden", "--follow", "--field-match-separator=|", "--regexp", params.pattern]
+    if (cfg.respect_gitignore === false) args.push("--no-ignore")
     if (params.include) {
       args.push("--glob", params.include)
     }
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/tool/ls.ts b/packages/opencode/src/tool/ls.ts
index cc3d750078f..ce78b35c8d4 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/tool/ls.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/tool/ls.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import DESCRIPTION from "./ls.txt"
 import { Instance } from "../project/instance"
 import { Ripgrep } from "../file/ripgrep"
 import { assertExternalDirectory } from "./external-directory"
+import { Config } from "../config/config"
 
 export const IGNORE_PATTERNS = [
   "node_modules/",
@@ -54,9 +55,10 @@ export const ListTool = Tool.define("list", {
       },
     })
 
+    const cfg = await Config.get()
     const ignoreGlobs = IGNORE_PATTERNS.map((p) => `!${p}*`).concat(params.ignore?.map((p) => `!${p}`) || [])
     const files = []
-    for await (const file of Ripgrep.files({ cwd: searchPath, glob: ignoreGlobs })) {
+    for await (const file of Ripgrep.files({ cwd: searchPath, glob: ignoreGlobs, noIgnore: cfg.respect_gitignore === false })) {
       files.push(file)
       if (files.length >= LIMIT) break
     }