diff --git a/tests/test_issue4346_vscroll_recycled_anchor_jumpback.py b/tests/test_issue4346_vscroll_recycled_anchor_jumpback.py
index 92ea57a07..06f68e363 100644
--- a/tests/test_issue4346_vscroll_recycled_anchor_jumpback.py
+++ b/tests/test_issue4346_vscroll_recycled_anchor_jumpback.py
@@ -52,21 +52,55 @@ def _run_node(source: str) -> str:
 
 
 def _extract_func_script(js: str) -> str:
-    return f"""
-const src = {js!r};
-function extractFunc(name) {{
-  const re = new RegExp('function\\\\s+' + name + '\\\\s*\\\\(');
+    # extractFunc brace-matches the function body but SKIPS braces that live
+    # inside string / template / regex literals and comments, so a future edit
+    # adding e.g. `warn('expected {k}')` inside an extracted function cannot
+    # desync the depth counter (greptile P2 on this PR). Built with a plain
+    # string (not an f-string) so the JS braces need no doubling.
+    prelude = "const src = " + json.dumps(js) + ";\n"
+    body = r"""
+function extractFunc(name) {
+  const re = new RegExp('function\\s+' + name + '\\s*\\(');
   const start = src.search(re);
   if (start < 0) throw new Error(name + ' not found');
-  let i = src.indexOf('{{', start);
+  let i = src.indexOf('{', start);
   let depth = 1; i++;
-  while (depth > 0 && i < src.length) {{
-    if (src[i] === '{{') depth++;
-    else if (src[i] === '}}') depth--;
+  let str = null;      // current string/template delimiter, or null
+  let inLine = false;  // inside // line comment
+  let inBlock = false; // inside /* block comment */
+  let inRegex = false; // inside / regex literal /
+  let prev = '';       // last significant (non-space) code char, for regex detection
+  while (depth > 0 && i < src.length) {
+    const c = src[i];
+    const n = src[i + 1];
+    if (inLine) { if (c === '\n') inLine = false; i++; continue; }
+    if (inBlock) { if (c === '*' && n === '/') { inBlock = false; i++; } i++; continue; }
+    if (str) {
+      if (c === '\\') { i += 2; continue; }
+      if (c === str) str = null;
+      i++; continue;
+    }
+    if (inRegex) {
+      if (c === '\\') { i += 2; continue; }
+      if (c === '/') inRegex = false;
+      i++; continue;
+    }
+    if (c === '/' && n === '/') { inLine = true; i += 2; continue; }
+    if (c === '/' && n === '*') { inBlock = true; i += 2; continue; }
+    if (c === '"' || c === "'" || c === '`') { str = c; i++; continue; }
+    // A '/' starts a regex only where a value is expected, i.e. after an
+    // operator/paren/comma — not after an identifier/number/closing paren.
+    if (c === '/' && !'})]0123456789'.includes(prev) && !/[A-Za-z_$]/.test(prev)) {
+      inRegex = true; i++; continue;
+    }
+    if (c === '{') depth++;
+    else if (c === '}') depth--;
+    if (c.trim()) prev = c;
     i++;
-  }}
+  }
   return src.slice(start, i);
-}}"""
+}"""
+    return prelude + body
 
 
 def test_compensate_recovers_via_session_idx_when_rawidx_row_recycled():
@@ -209,3 +243,39 @@ console.log(JSON.stringify({scrollTopMutated}));
         "with no topPadBefore captured and no anchor row, the fallback must "
         "leave scrollTop untouched (NaN-guarded), not throw or write garbage"
     )
+
+
+def test_extract_func_skips_braces_inside_string_and_regex_literals():
+    """The Node-harness extractFunc must brace-match on real code structure only,
+    skipping braces inside string / template / regex literals and comments. A
+    naive depth counter desyncs on a bare '{' or '}' inside a string literal and
+    truncates the extract (greptile P2). This locks the robust behavior."""
+    tricky = (
+        "function _tricky(){\n"
+        "  const a = 'has a bare } brace';\n"
+        "  const b = \"and an open { one\";\n"
+        "  const c = `template ${'x'} literal`;\n"
+        "  const re = /\\}[{]/;  // regex with unbalanced-looking braces\n"
+        "  // a line comment with } and {\n"
+        "  /* block comment with { and } */\n"
+        "  return a.length + b.length + c.length + (re ? 1 : 0);\n"
+        "}\n"
+    )
+    source = _extract_func_script(tricky) + """
+const extracted = extractFunc('_tricky');
+// The extract must end at the REAL closing brace (full function), not a premature
+// one desynced by a string/regex brace. Eval it and call it to prove it is whole.
+eval(extracted);
+console.log(JSON.stringify({
+  endsAtRealBrace: extracted.trimEnd().endsWith('}'),
+  hasReturn: extracted.indexOf('return a.length') !== -1,
+  callable: typeof _tricky === 'function',
+  result: _tricky(),
+}));
+"""
+    metrics = json.loads(_run_node(source))
+    assert metrics["hasReturn"] is True, "extract truncated before the return statement"
+    assert metrics["endsAtRealBrace"] is True
+    assert metrics["callable"] is True
+    # 'has a bare } brace'(18) + 'and an open { one'(17) + 'template x literal'(18) + 1
+    assert metrics["result"] == 54