diff --git a/docs/bash-tool-runtime.md b/docs/bash-tool-runtime.md
index 642fd96f2..1d8887179 100644
--- a/docs/bash-tool-runtime.md
+++ b/docs/bash-tool-runtime.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ There are no structured `head` or `tail` tool parameters in the current schema,
 
 ## 2) Optional interception (blocked-command path)
 
-If `bashInterceptor.enabled` is true, `BashTool` loads rules from settings (`getBashInterceptorRules()`) and runs `checkBashInterception()` against the command — checking both the original and the cwd-normalized form (after a leading `cd … &&` is extracted) when they differ. Rule syntax is unchanged: each rule checks the complete input first, then raw flat command fragments separated by unquoted/unescaped `&&`, `||`, `;`, `|`, `&`, or newlines, then those fragments with leading `NAME=value` assignments removed.
+If `bashInterceptor.enabled` is true, `BashTool` loads rules from settings (`getBashInterceptorRules()`) and runs `checkBashInterception()` against the command — checking both the original and the cwd-normalized form (after a leading `cd … &&` is extracted) when they differ. Rule syntax is unchanged: each rule checks the complete input first, then raw flat command fragments separated by unquoted/unescaped `&&`, `||`, `;`, `|`, `&`, or newlines, then those fragments with leading `NAME=value` assignments removed. Fragments that receive piped stdin from a single unquoted `|` are excluded from the fragment candidates, because a stdin-consuming stage cannot be replaced by a path-based dedicated tool.
 
 Interception behavior:
 
diff --git a/docs/tools/bash.md b/docs/tools/bash.md
index ddea53769..3ef14e670 100644
--- a/docs/tools/bash.md
+++ b/docs/tools/bash.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ git add file && git commit -m "message"
 GIT_AUTHOR_NAME=Dev git commit -m "message"
 ```
 
-An anchored rule such as `^\s*git\s+commit\b` can therefore match the `git commit` command in both examples. Quoted, escaped, and commented text is not treated as a command. Heredocs, parameter expansion, command substitution, backticks, grouping, and malformed quoting retain only the complete-command check; the interceptor deliberately does not attempt to become a full shell parser.
+An anchored rule such as `^\s*git\s+commit\b` can therefore match the `git commit` command in both examples. A stage that consumes another command's stdout through a single unquoted `|` (for example `grep x` in `printf 'x\n' | grep x`) is **not** treated as an interception candidate: it reads piped stdin, which the path-based dedicated tools cannot supply, so only a standalone or first-stage command is matched. Quoted, escaped, and commented text is not treated as a command. Heredocs, parameter expansion, command substitution, backticks, grouping, and malformed quoting retain only the complete-command check; the interceptor deliberately does not attempt to become a full shell parser.
 
 ### Interaction and selection guide
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Choose the setting by the desired outcome:
 1. `BashTool.execute()` in `packages/coding-agent/src/tools/bash.ts` reads `command`, normalizes `env`, and defaults `timeout` to `300`. Commands execute exactly as written — there is no pre-execution rewrite pass.
 2. If `cwd` is absent, it rewrites a leading `cd <path> && ...` into the structured `cwd` field and strips that prefix from `command`.
 3. If `async: true` is requested while `async.enabled` is off, it throws `ToolError` before any execution.
-4. If `bashInterceptor.enabled` is on, `checkBashInterception()` runs against both the original command and the `cd`-stripped command. For each form, configured regexes still check the complete input first, then each flat command separated by unquoted/unescaped `&&`, `||`, `;`, `|`, `&`, or newlines, followed by versions of those fragments without leading `NAME=value` assignments. A matching enabled rule throws before URL expansion or execution.
+4. If `bashInterceptor.enabled` is on, `checkBashInterception()` runs against both the original command and the `cd`-stripped command. For each form, configured regexes still check the complete input first, then each flat command separated by unquoted/unescaped `&&`, `||`, `;`, `|`, `&`, or newlines (excluding stages that consume piped stdin from a single unquoted `|`), followed by versions of those fragments without leading `NAME=value` assignments. A matching enabled rule throws before URL expansion or execution.
 5. `expandInternalUrls()` rewrites supported internal URLs inside `command`, each `env` value, and protocol-looking `cwd` values. Command replacements are shell-escaped; `env` and `cwd` replacements use raw filesystem/string values because they are not interpolated into shell text.
 6. `resolveToCwd()` resolves `cwd` against `session.cwd`; `fs.stat()` verifies that the target exists and is a directory.
 7. `clampTimeout("bash", requestedTimeoutSec)` enforces `TOOL_TIMEOUTS.bash` (`default: 300`, `min: 1`, `max: 3600`). When clamped, `#buildCompletedResult()` / `#buildBackgroundStartResult()` append a notice line.
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
index b20591af8..6e83dc9c5 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed the bash interceptor blocking `grep`/`cat`/`find` used as a downstream pipeline stage (e.g. `printf 'x\n' | grep x`); a stage consuming piped stdin cannot be replaced by a path-based dedicated tool, so it is no longer matched, while standalone and first-stage searches stay intercepted ([#7496](https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi/issues/7496)).
+
 ## [17.2.5] - 2026-08-03
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/bash-interceptor.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/bash-interceptor.ts
index 6d2e83613..baa6cfbdc 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/bash-interceptor.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/bash-interceptor.ts
@@ -96,10 +96,14 @@ function withoutLeadingEnvironmentAssignments(command: string): string | null {
 
 function interceptionCandidates(command: string): string[] {
 	const candidates = [command.trim()];
-	const segments = extractFlatShellCommandSegments(command);
-	candidates.push(...segments.map(segment => segment.trim()));
-	for (const segment of segments) {
-		const withoutAssignments = withoutLeadingEnvironmentAssignments(segment);
+	for (const segment of extractFlatShellCommandSegments(command)) {
+		// A segment that consumes the previous stage's stdout via `|` reads piped
+		// stdin, which no path-based dedicated tool (read/grep/glob) — nor any
+		// other dedicated tool — can replace, so it is not an interception
+		// candidate. Standalone and first-stage commands still match.
+		if (segment.pipedStdin) continue;
+		candidates.push(segment.text);
+		const withoutAssignments = withoutLeadingEnvironmentAssignments(segment.text);
 		if (withoutAssignments) candidates.push(withoutAssignments);
 	}
 	return candidates;
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/shell-tokenize.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/shell-tokenize.ts
index faa50bb72..d1e70e5c5 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/shell-tokenize.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/shell-tokenize.ts
@@ -83,25 +83,44 @@ export function tokenizeShellSegments(command: string): string[][] {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns the original text of flat shell command segments. Unlike
+ * A flat shell command segment with the context needed to decide interception.
+ *
+ * @see extractFlatShellCommandSegments
+ */
+export interface FlatShellCommandSegment {
+	/** Original segment text with quoting and escaping preserved. */
+	text: string;
+	/**
+	 * True when this segment consumes the previous stage's stdout via an
+	 * unquoted `|`. Such a stage reads piped stdin, so path-based dedicated
+	 * tools (read/grep/glob) cannot replace it. `||`, `;`, `&`, `&&`, and
+	 * newlines start an independent command and leave this false.
+	 */
+	pipedStdin: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the flat shell command segments with the original text of each. Unlike
  * `tokenizeShellSegments`, this preserves quoting and escaping so the results
- * are safe to match against user-configured regular expressions.
+ * are safe to match against user-configured regular expressions, and flags
+ * segments that receive piped stdin.
  *
  * The extractor deliberately declines to split syntax whose execution context
  * cannot be determined with this small scanner (heredocs, command substitution,
  * backticks, grouping, and malformed quoting). Callers must still check the
  * complete input in that case.
  */
-export function extractFlatShellCommandSegments(command: string): string[] {
-	const segments: string[] = [];
+export function extractFlatShellCommandSegments(command: string): FlatShellCommandSegment[] {
+	const segments: FlatShellCommandSegment[] = [];
 	let segmentStart = 0;
 	let inSingle = false;
 	let inDouble = false;
 	let atWordStart = true;
+	let currentPiped = false;
 
 	const pushSegment = (end: number) => {
 		const segment = command.slice(segmentStart, end).trim();
-		if (segment.length > 0) segments.push(segment);
+		if (segment.length > 0) segments.push({ text: segment, pipedStdin: currentPiped });
 	};
 
 	for (let i = 0; i < command.length; i++) {
@@ -160,6 +179,7 @@ export function extractFlatShellCommandSegments(command: string): string[] {
 			i = newline;
 			segmentStart = newline + 1;
 			atWordStart = true;
+			currentPiped = false;
 			continue;
 		}
 		const isRedirectionOperatorCharacter =
@@ -170,7 +190,12 @@ export function extractFlatShellCommandSegments(command: string): string[] {
 					: false;
 		if ((ch === "\n" || ch === ";" || ch === "|" || ch === "&") && !isRedirectionOperatorCharacter) {
 			pushSegment(i);
-			if ((ch === "|" || ch === "&") && command[i + 1] === ch) i++;
+			const doubled = (ch === "|" || ch === "&") && command[i + 1] === ch;
+			if (doubled) i++;
+			// A single unquoted `|` pipes the previous stage's stdout into the
+			// next segment; `||`, `;`, `&`, `&&`, and newlines start a fresh
+			// command whose stdin is not the previous stage's output.
+			currentPiped = ch === "|" && !doubled;
 			segmentStart = i + 1;
 			atWordStart = true;
 			continue;
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/tools/bash-interceptor.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/tools/bash-interceptor.test.ts
index 104e53bea..edcfb2074 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/tools/bash-interceptor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/tools/bash-interceptor.test.ts
@@ -77,13 +77,19 @@ describe("compound command interception", () => {
 		"git add file && git commit -m message",
 		"git add file; git commit -m message",
 		"git add file || git commit -m message",
-		"git add file | git commit -m message",
 		"git add file & git commit -m message",
 		"git add file\ngit commit -m message",
 	])("blocks a later command after %s", command => {
 		expect(checkBashInterception(command, ["commit"], rules).block).toBe(true);
 	});
 
+	it("does not intercept a downstream pipe stage that consumes piped stdin", () => {
+		// `git commit` after a single `|` reads the previous stage's stdout, so
+		// the dedicated tool cannot replace it. `||` still starts a fresh command.
+		expect(checkBashInterception("git add file | git commit -m message", ["commit"], rules).block).toBe(false);
+		expect(checkBashInterception("git add file || git commit -m message", ["commit"], rules).block).toBe(true);
+	});
+
 	it("removes one or more leading environment assignments before matching", () => {
 		expect(
 			checkBashInterception('GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="a@example.com" git commit -m message', ["commit"], rules).block,
@@ -203,6 +209,33 @@ describe("default echo/printf redirect rule", () => {
 	});
 });
 
+describe("default grep rule and pipeline stdin", () => {
+	const tools = ["grep"];
+
+	it("blocks standalone file searches", () => {
+		expect(checkBashInterception("grep pattern path", tools, DEFAULT_BASH_INTERCEPTOR_RULES).block).toBe(true);
+		expect(checkBashInterception("rg pattern src", tools, DEFAULT_BASH_INTERCEPTOR_RULES).block).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it("blocks a first-stage grep that produces pipeline input", () => {
+		expect(checkBashInterception("grep x file | wc -l", tools, DEFAULT_BASH_INTERCEPTOR_RULES).block).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it("does not block grep consuming pipeline stdin", () => {
+		expect(checkBashInterception("printf 'x\\n' | grep x", tools, DEFAULT_BASH_INTERCEPTOR_RULES).block).toBe(false);
+		expect(
+			checkBashInterception("tr -d '\\r' < input.log | grep -v '^ *foo'", tools, DEFAULT_BASH_INTERCEPTOR_RULES)
+				.block,
+		).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it("still blocks a standalone grep sequenced after a pipeline", () => {
+		expect(
+			checkBashInterception("cat log | tr a b && grep err file", tools, DEFAULT_BASH_INTERCEPTOR_RULES).block,
+		).toBe(true);
+	});
+});
+
 describe("default hub start rules", () => {
 	const tools = ["hub"];