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+# bf-2tht0: Implement grep-corpus benchmark command execution
+
+## Summary
+
+Verified that the `execute_grep_command` function in `crates/pdftract-cli/benches/grep_1000.rs` (lines 393-469) satisfies all acceptance criteria for bead bf-2tht0.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria Status
+
+| Criterion | Status | Evidence |
+|-----------|--------|----------|
+| Function exists that constructs and executes benchmark command | ✅ PASS | `execute_grep_command` at lines 393-469 |
+| Command runs with search term 'the' and corpus path argument | ✅ PASS | Command construction at lines 404-409, uses SEARCH_PATTERN "the" |
+| Process spawning uses Stdio::piped() for output capture | ✅ PASS | Lines 412-413 configure stdout/stderr pipes |
+| Proper error handling for execution failures | ✅ PASS | Error handling at lines 419-420, 441-443, 452-457, 448-449 |
+| Command exits without panics or unhandled errors | ✅ PASS | All error paths return Err, no panicking unwraps |
+
+## Implementation Details
+
+### Command Construction
+```rust
+let mut cmd = Command::new("pdftract");
+cmd.arg("grep")
+   .arg(pattern)
+   .arg(corpus_path)
+   .arg("-j")
+   .arg(threads.to_string())
+   .arg("--progress-json");
+```
+
+This produces: `pdftract grep "the" tests/fixtures/grep-corpus/corpus/ -j 4 --progress-json`
+
+### Output Capture
+- Stdio::piped() for both stdout and stderr
+- Concurrent pipe reading via threads to avoid deadlock
+- Match count parsed from progress JSON events in stderr
+
+### Error Handling
+- Spawn failure: `"Failed to spawn pdftract grep command: {error}"`
+- Wait failure: `"Failed to wait for pdftract grep command: {error}"`
+- Non-zero exit: Full stdout/stderr context in error message
+- Thread join failures: Graceful error propagation
+
+### Return Value
+Returns `Result<(duration_ms, matches_total), String>`:
+- `duration_ms`: Wall-clock execution time in milliseconds
+- `matches_total`: Total match count parsed from progress events
+
+## Verification Steps Performed
+
+1. ✅ Read `/home/coding/pdftract/crates/pdftract-cli/benches/grep_1000.rs`
+2. ✅ Verified function exists at correct location (lines 393-469)
+3. ✅ Confirmed command construction uses search term 'the' and corpus path
+4. ✅ Verified Stdio::piped() usage for output capture
+5. ✅ Reviewed all error handling paths
+6. ✅ Confirmed no panicking operations on success paths
+
+## Integration Points
+
+This function is called from:
+- `run_benchmark()` (line 548) with pattern="the", threads=4
+- Returns metrics used for BenchmarkResult structure
+- Metrics validated against CI gates (50 MB/s throughput threshold)
+
+## Status
+
+✅ **COMPLETE** - All acceptance criteria satisfied. The implementation was already present in the codebase and correctly implements the grep-corpus benchmark command execution layer.