Add Folder Background Highlighting (like PhpStorm Scopes)

Feature Requests
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First, thanks for the great work — Cursor has become my go-to dev environment. I’m working on a project with multiple themes and subprojects (like /storybook, /themes/projectX, etc.), and I’m missing a very useful feature from PhpStorm: the ability to visually distinguish folders by applying background colors (like colored scopes).

I’m currently using the following config with folder-path-color:

"folder-path-color.folders": [
  {
    "path": "app/themes/custom/project_theme",
    "symbol": "🎨",
    "tooltip": "Theme Project",
    "color": "custom1"
  },
  {
    "path": "app/storybook",
    "symbol": "📚",
    "tooltip": "Storybook",
    "color": "custom2"
  }
]

:puzzle_piece: What I’m requesting

A way to assign a background color (or highlight) to specific folders, like PhpStorm’s colored scopes:

  • Color would appear in the file tree sidebar behind the folder
  • Also show up as a colored tag or marker in search results
  • Ideally configured via settings or the existing folder-path-color (which I think is native to Cursor?)

This would really help reduce cognitive load in large projects and make navigation much more efficient.