diff --git a/server.lua b/server.lua
index c2c4b18..2eddf7d 100644
--- a/server.lua
+++ b/server.lua
@@ -272,7 +272,10 @@ server:tool("search_files", "Search for files by pattern.", {
     if WINDOWS then
         return run('dir /b /s "' .. path .. '\\' .. a.pattern .. '"', 30)
     else
-        return run("find '" .. path:gsub("'", "'\\''") .. "' -name '" .. a.pattern:gsub("'", "'\\''") .. "' 2>/dev/null", 30)
+        -- -L: follow symlinks on the start path. macOS BSD find otherwise
+        -- silently emits nothing when the start path is itself a symlink
+        -- (common on Homebrew, e.g. /usr/local/share/lua -> Cellar/…/share/lua).
+        return run("find -L '" .. path:gsub("'", "'\\''") .. "' -name '" .. a.pattern:gsub("'", "'\\''") .. "' 2>/dev/null", 30)
     end
 end)