diff --git a/src/core/environment/__tests__/getEnvironmentDetails.spec.ts b/src/core/environment/__tests__/getEnvironmentDetails.spec.ts
index 1fcdac0ed7..df47e83c21 100644
--- a/src/core/environment/__tests__/getEnvironmentDetails.spec.ts
+++ b/src/core/environment/__tests__/getEnvironmentDetails.spec.ts
@@ -446,4 +446,22 @@ describe("getEnvironmentDetails", () => {
 
 		expect(getGitStatus).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockCwd, 5)
 	})
+
+	// Regression test for https://github.com/Zoo-Code-Org/Zoo-Code/issues/1024
+	// When ripgrep cannot be found (e.g. @vscode/ripgrep >=1.18 platform layout on
+	// Windows), listFiles throws "Could not find ripgrep binary". getEnvironmentDetails
+	// must not propagate this — the task should proceed to the API call, not hang at 0%.
+	it("should degrade gracefully when listFiles rejects with an Error", async () => {
+		;(listFiles as Mock).mockRejectedValue(new Error("Could not find ripgrep binary"))
+
+		const result = await getEnvironmentDetails(mockCline as Task, true)
+		expect(result).toContain("File listing unavailable: Could not find ripgrep binary")
+	})
+
+	it("should degrade gracefully when listFiles rejects with a non-Error value", async () => {
+		;(listFiles as Mock).mockRejectedValue("unexpected string rejection")
+
+		const result = await getEnvironmentDetails(mockCline as Task, true)
+		expect(result).toContain("File listing unavailable: unexpected string rejection")
+	})
 })
diff --git a/src/core/environment/getEnvironmentDetails.ts b/src/core/environment/getEnvironmentDetails.ts
index 141ffdf3e2..0e7d18a57a 100644
--- a/src/core/environment/getEnvironmentDetails.ts
+++ b/src/core/environment/getEnvironmentDetails.ts
@@ -241,18 +241,22 @@ export async function getEnvironmentDetails(cline: Task, includeFileDetails: boo
 			if (maxFiles === 0) {
 				details += "(Workspace files context disabled. Use list_files to explore if needed.)"
 			} else {
-				const [files, didHitLimit] = await listFiles(cline.cwd, true, maxFiles)
-				const { showRooIgnoredFiles = false } = state ?? {}
-
-				const result = formatResponse.formatFilesList(
-					cline.cwd,
-					files,
-					didHitLimit,
-					cline.rooIgnoreController,
-					showRooIgnoredFiles,
-				)
-
-				details += result
+				try {
+					const [files, didHitLimit] = await listFiles(cline.cwd, true, maxFiles)
+					const { showRooIgnoredFiles = false } = state ?? {}
+
+					const result = formatResponse.formatFilesList(
+						cline.cwd,
+						files,
+						didHitLimit,
+						cline.rooIgnoreController,
+						showRooIgnoredFiles,
+					)
+
+					details += result
+				} catch (error) {
+					details += `(File listing unavailable: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)})`
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/services/ripgrep/__tests__/index.spec.ts b/src/services/ripgrep/__tests__/index.spec.ts
index e6a613ad67..defc6d23b2 100644
--- a/src/services/ripgrep/__tests__/index.spec.ts
+++ b/src/services/ripgrep/__tests__/index.spec.ts
@@ -95,4 +95,50 @@ describe("getBinPath", () => {
 
 		expect(await getBinPath(appRoot)).toBeUndefined()
 	})
+
+	// Regression test for https://github.com/Zoo-Code-Org/Zoo-Code/issues/1024
+	// VS Code 1.130+ ships @vscode/ripgrep >=1.18, where the binary lives in a
+	// platform-specific optional package (e.g. @vscode/ripgrep-win32-x64).
+	// None of the previous candidate paths matched this layout.
+	it("resolves ripgrep from the @vscode/ripgrep >=1.18 platform-package layout", async () => {
+		const arch = process.env.npm_config_arch || process.arch
+		const rg = path.join(appRoot, `node_modules/@vscode/ripgrep-${process.platform}-${arch}/bin`, binName)
+		mockFileExists.mockImplementation(async (p: string) => p === rg)
+
+		expect(await getBinPath(appRoot)).toBe(rg)
+	})
+
+	it("resolves ripgrep from the unpacked @vscode/ripgrep >=1.18 platform-package layout", async () => {
+		const arch = process.env.npm_config_arch || process.arch
+		const rg = path.join(
+			appRoot,
+			`node_modules.asar.unpacked/@vscode/ripgrep-${process.platform}-${arch}/bin`,
+			binName,
+		)
+		mockFileExists.mockImplementation(async (p: string) => p === rg)
+
+		expect(await getBinPath(appRoot)).toBe(rg)
+	})
+
+	it("respects npm_config_arch when selecting the platform package", async () => {
+		const overrideArch = "x64"
+		const original = process.env.npm_config_arch
+		process.env.npm_config_arch = overrideArch
+		try {
+			const rg = path.join(
+				appRoot,
+				`node_modules/@vscode/ripgrep-${process.platform}-${overrideArch}/bin`,
+				binName,
+			)
+			mockFileExists.mockImplementation(async (p: string) => p === rg)
+
+			expect(await getBinPath(appRoot)).toBe(rg)
+		} finally {
+			if (original === undefined) {
+				delete process.env.npm_config_arch
+			} else {
+				process.env.npm_config_arch = original
+			}
+		}
+	})
 })
diff --git a/src/services/ripgrep/index.ts b/src/services/ripgrep/index.ts
index 96f5c34e4b..0d4a25056b 100644
--- a/src/services/ripgrep/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/ripgrep/index.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ export function truncateLine(line: string, maxLength: number = MAX_LINE_LENGTH):
  * resolution) and the diagnostic command (existence report for all paths).
  */
 export function ripgrepCandidatePaths(vscodeAppRoot: string): readonly string[] {
+	// Read at call time so process.env.npm_config_arch overrides take effect,
+	// matching @vscode/ripgrep's own arch selection logic.
+	const platformPkg = `@vscode/ripgrep-${process.platform}-${process.env.npm_config_arch || process.arch}`
 	return [
 		path.join(vscodeAppRoot, "node_modules/@vscode/ripgrep/bin/", binName),
 		path.join(vscodeAppRoot, "node_modules/vscode-ripgrep/bin", binName),
@@ -101,15 +104,18 @@ export function ripgrepCandidatePaths(vscodeAppRoot: string): readonly string[]
 			`node_modules.asar.unpacked/@vscode/ripgrep-universal/${ripgrepUniversalBinDir}`,
 			binName,
 		),
+		// @vscode/ripgrep >=1.18 (VS Code 1.130+): binary lives in a platform-specific optional package.
+		path.join(vscodeAppRoot, `node_modules/${platformPkg}/bin`, binName),
+		path.join(vscodeAppRoot, `node_modules.asar.unpacked/${platformPkg}/bin`, binName),
 	]
 }
 
 /**
  * Get the path to the ripgrep binary shipped inside the VS Code installation.
  *
- * Both the long-standing `@vscode/ripgrep` layout and the newer
- * `@vscode/ripgrep-universal` layout are checked — the latter is what VS Code
- * Insiders' staged-install builds use (see microsoft/vscode#252063).
+ * Probes all known layouts: classic @vscode/ripgrep, @vscode/ripgrep-universal
+ * (VS Code Insiders staged-install), and the @vscode/ripgrep >=1.18
+ * platform-package layout used by VS Code 1.130+.
  *
  * Returns `undefined` when ripgrep cannot be located.
  */