diff --git a/packages/core/src/tools/glob.test.ts b/packages/core/src/tools/glob.test.ts
index 934b7ce7..7af09352 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tools/glob.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tools/glob.test.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,34 @@ describe('GlobTool', () => {
       expect(result.returnDisplay).toBe('No files found');
     });
 
+    it('should find files with special characters in the name', async () => {
+      await fs.writeFile(path.join(tempRootDir, 'file[1].txt'), 'content');
+      const params: GlobToolParams = { pattern: 'file[1].txt' };
+      const invocation = globTool.build(params);
+      const result = await invocation.execute(abortSignal);
+      expect(result.llmContent).toContain('Found 1 file(s)');
+      expect(result.llmContent).toContain(
+        path.join(tempRootDir, 'file[1].txt'),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should find files with special characters like [] and () in the path', async () => {
+      const filePath = path.join(
+        tempRootDir,
+        'src/app/[test]/(dashboard)/testing/components/code.tsx',
+      );
+      await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(filePath), { recursive: true });
+      await fs.writeFile(filePath, 'content');
+
+      const params: GlobToolParams = {
+        pattern: 'src/app/[test]/(dashboard)/testing/components/code.tsx',
+      };
+      const invocation = globTool.build(params);
+      const result = await invocation.execute(abortSignal);
+      expect(result.llmContent).toContain('Found 1 file(s)');
+      expect(result.llmContent).toContain(filePath);
+    });
+
     it('should correctly sort files by modification time (newest first)', async () => {
       const params: GlobToolParams = { pattern: '*.sortme' };
       const invocation = globTool.build(params);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tools/glob.ts b/packages/core/src/tools/glob.ts
index 65454232..ae82de76 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tools/glob.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tools/glob.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
-import { glob } from 'glob';
+import { glob, escape } from 'glob';
 import { SchemaValidator } from '../utils/schemaValidator.js';
 import {
   BaseDeclarativeTool,
@@ -137,7 +137,13 @@ class GlobToolInvocation extends BaseToolInvocation<
       let allEntries: GlobPath[] = [];
 
       for (const searchDir of searchDirectories) {
-        const entries = (await glob(this.params.pattern, {
+        let pattern = this.params.pattern;
+        const fullPath = path.join(searchDir, pattern);
+        if (fs.existsSync(fullPath)) {
+          pattern = escape(pattern);
+        }
+
+        const entries = (await glob(pattern, {
           cwd: searchDir,
           withFileTypes: true,
           nodir: true,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tools/read-many-files.test.ts b/packages/core/src/tools/read-many-files.test.ts
index a57b3851..b432998d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tools/read-many-files.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tools/read-many-files.test.ts
@@ -527,6 +527,43 @@ describe('ReadManyFilesTool', () => {
       expect(truncatedFileContent).toContain('L200');
       expect(truncatedFileContent).not.toContain('L2400');
     });
+
+    it('should read files with special characters like [] and () in the path', async () => {
+      const filePath = 'src/app/[test]/(dashboard)/testing/components/code.tsx';
+      createFile(filePath, 'Content of receive-detail');
+      const params = { paths: [filePath] };
+      const invocation = tool.build(params);
+      const result = await invocation.execute(new AbortController().signal);
+      const expectedPath = path.join(tempRootDir, filePath);
+      expect(result.llmContent).toEqual([
+        `--- ${expectedPath} ---
+
+Content of receive-detail
+
+`,
+      ]);
+      expect(result.returnDisplay).toContain(
+        'Successfully read and concatenated content from **1 file(s)**',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should read files with special characters in the name', async () => {
+      createFile('file[1].txt', 'Content of file[1]');
+      const params = { paths: ['file[1].txt'] };
+      const invocation = tool.build(params);
+      const result = await invocation.execute(new AbortController().signal);
+      const expectedPath = path.join(tempRootDir, 'file[1].txt');
+      expect(result.llmContent).toEqual([
+        `--- ${expectedPath} ---
+
+Content of file[1]
+
+`,
+      ]);
+      expect(result.returnDisplay).toContain(
+        'Successfully read and concatenated content from **1 file(s)**',
+      );
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Batch Processing', () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tools/read-many-files.ts b/packages/core/src/tools/read-many-files.ts
index 46aab23d..6a6eca9b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tools/read-many-files.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tools/read-many-files.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ import {
 } from './tools.js';
 import { SchemaValidator } from '../utils/schemaValidator.js';
 import { getErrorMessage } from '../utils/errors.js';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
-import { glob } from 'glob';
+import { glob, escape } from 'glob';
 import { getCurrentGeminiMdFilename } from './memoryTool.js';
 import {
   detectFileType,
@@ -245,18 +246,27 @@ ${finalExclusionPatternsForDescription
       const workspaceDirs = this.config.getWorkspaceContext().getDirectories();
 
       for (const dir of workspaceDirs) {
-        const entriesInDir = await glob(
-          searchPatterns.map((p) => p.replace(/\\/g, '/')),
-          {
-            cwd: dir,
-            ignore: effectiveExcludes,
-            nodir: true,
-            dot: true,
-            absolute: true,
-            nocase: true,
-            signal,
-          },
-        );
+        const processedPatterns = [];
+        for (const p of searchPatterns) {
+          const normalizedP = p.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+          const fullPath = path.join(dir, normalizedP);
+          if (fs.existsSync(fullPath)) {
+            processedPatterns.push(escape(normalizedP));
+          } else {
+            // The path does not exist or is not a file, so we treat it as a glob pattern.
+            processedPatterns.push(normalizedP);
+          }
+        }
+
+        const entriesInDir = await glob(processedPatterns, {
+          cwd: dir,
+          ignore: effectiveExcludes,
+          nodir: true,
+          dot: true,
+          absolute: true,
+          nocase: true,
+          signal,
+        });
         for (const entry of entriesInDir) {
           allEntries.add(entry);
         }