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+# Implementation Plan for Collect CLI Tool
+
+## Overview
+A CLI tool that collects files recursively matching specific criteria, maintains their file structure, and archives them for backup purposes.
+
+## Language Choice: Go
+- Single binary distribution
+- Built-in archive support (tar/gzip and zip)
+- Excellent file system traversal capabilities
+- Cross-platform compatibility
+- No runtime dependencies
+
+## Behavior Specifications
+
+### CLI Interface
+```
+collect [--name <filename> | --match <pattern>] <source-dir> <output-archive>
+```
+
+### Flags
+- `--name`: Match exact filename (e.g., `--name .mise.toml`)
+- `--match`: Match directory pattern, collect all files within (e.g., `--match aet-*/`)
+- Flags are mutually exclusive
+
+### File Collection
+- **Name matching**: Find all files with exact filename match anywhere in tree
+- **Pattern matching**: Find directories matching glob pattern, then collect all files recursively within those directories
+- Symlinks are ignored
+- Preserve relative paths from source directory in archive
+
+### Archive Format
+- Determined by output file extension
+- Supported: `.tar.gz`, `.tgz`, `.zip`
+
+### Error Handling
+- Permission errors: Log warning to stderr, skip file, continue
+- No files found: Exit with code 1 and error message
+- Archive creation failure: Exit with code 2
+- Invalid arguments: Exit with code 3
+- All errors reported to stderr
+
+## Architecture
+
+### Package Structure
+```
+collect/
+├── main.go           # CLI entry point and argument parsing
+├── collector/
+│   ├── collector.go  # Core collection logic
+│   └── matcher.go    # File/directory matching logic
+├── archiver/
+│   ├── archiver.go   # Archive interface
+│   ├── tar.go        # Tar/gzip implementation
+│   └── zip.go        # Zip implementation
+└── go.mod            # Go module definition
+```
+
+### Core Interfaces
+
+#### Collector
+```go
+type Collector interface {
+    Collect(sourceDir string) ([]FileEntry, error)
+}
+
+type FileEntry struct {
+    Path     string  // Relative path from sourceDir
+    FullPath string  // Absolute path for reading
+}
+```
+
+#### Matcher
+```go
+type Matcher interface {
+    ShouldInclude(path string, info os.FileInfo) bool
+}
+```
+
+#### Archiver
+```go
+type Archiver interface {
+    Create(outputPath string, files []FileEntry) error
+}
+```
+
+### Implementation Flow
+1. Parse and validate CLI arguments
+2. Create appropriate matcher (NameMatcher or PatternMatcher)
+3. Create collector with matcher
+4. Walk directory tree and collect matching files
+5. Check if any files were found (error if empty)
+6. Create appropriate archiver based on file extension
+7. Build archive with collected files
+8. Report any errors to stderr
+
+### Key Decisions
+- Use `filepath.WalkDir` for efficient directory traversal
+- Clean all paths to ensure consistent relative paths
+- Use buffered I/O for archive operations
+- Pattern matching uses Go's `filepath.Match` function
+- Archive paths are relative to the search directory root
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