Add open files to chat (cmd+L)

[chuckblake]

Hello,

Lets say I have 5 files open and I do cmd+L for some AI chat.

The AI has the context of the one file that I am working in but not the 4 others.

I can add by @ mentioning, but is there a way I can do something like @open-files??

[Niko_Bellic]

Strangely, there is still no function like that. Sometimes I use Composer to have the possibility to discuss all open files, but Composer is not for discussing…

Please devs consider implementing I don’t think it’s too difficult. I’d prefer to add all files from context every time I open a chat by default… Or at least an easy option to add them would be great.

[Tavi]

I actually just figured out a way to do something like this.

1. Make sure you have the file explorer pane open on the left with the “Open Editors” section open, and the chat pane open on the right.
2. In the Open Editors pane, select the files you want to reference. You can click the first one and then shift-click the last one to select them all, or select them individually by Ctrl-clicking on Windows or Command-clicking on Mac.
3. Drag them over to the chat pane.

Having a one-button shortcut to do this would be great, but this gets the job done for now.

[litecode]

Similar and related posts for reference:

Tag all open files @

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Context Groups: Defining collections of files as a single context for prompting

@connor The workaround I do for the moment is to select all the relevant files in the file browser, and drag them into the chat. Even if the files are spread in different folders, using ctrl + click is still quite fast. It’s not ideal, but it’s better than manually finding each file with @, which I find tedious. Good luck.

Context Groups: Defining collections of files as a single context for prompting

I wonder if some sort of ‘canned responses’ feature could achieve the desired results, but also be adaptable to other scenarios as well. You know how helpdesk software has canned responses, eg from a quick Google search: https://www.helpdesk.com/help/what-are-canned-responses/ https://www.livechat.com/help/set-canned-responses https://www.customerly.io/canned-response-templates It seems Cursor already has the underlying mechanism for ‘tagging’ specific content through the @ symbols feature,…

[fun_strange]

Dragging from file explorer doesn’t work if it’s a “Working Tree” type of editor (with diff).

[fun_strange]

Mentioning all open editors is now possible with / and “Reference open editors” in both chat and Composer.

One small issue: if there is text already present in the input field, pressing / does nothing

[chuckblake]

perfect, thanks!

[litecode]

@chuckblake ,

friendly fyi, looks like there might be a bug with this feature at the moment:

[Major composer bug] Composer removes referenced files when switching editors

Steps to reproduce: / Reference open editors in Composer. Type something Navigate to another open file. Composer file state resets to only include the file you’ve navigated to, while the rest of the referenced files are gone. This makes it impossible to reference files in composer and navigate to another open editor without some clunky copy pasting