Agent mode files not autocompleting, or not found

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

agent mode as an issue when i select project i can’t select specific file using @, it is working perfectly in the ide mode (which i prefer better since each chat can list it’s own changes)

Steps to Reproduce

agent mode as an issue when i select project i can’t select specific file using @, it is working perfectly in the ide mode (which i prefer better since each chat can list it’s own changes)

Expected Behavior

it should be able to autocomplete or show a list of files am searching for

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 3.0.16
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 475871d112608994deb2e3065dfb7c6b0baa0c50
Date: 2026-04-09T05:33:51.767Z
Layout: glass
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.4.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Thanks for reporting this. This is a known area we’re actively working on improving in the Agent window.

To help narrow this down, could you confirm a couple of things?

  1. Are you running a local agent or a cloud agent when you see this? (The “Run in Cloud” button at the bottom of your screenshot suggests local, but I want to confirm.)

  2. Does this happen consistently every time you type @ in the Agent window, or is it intermittent?

  3. Does typing just a filename (without the path separators /) make a difference? For example, does @admin show results?

In the meantime, as you mentioned, the IDE mode sidebar chat (Cmd+I) does handle @ file mentions correctly. You can continue using that as a workaround.

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  1. yes working locale

  2. yes happens every time specially with nested files and folders

  3. after the last update (13-04-2026) typing / make the folders / files appear but as you know as developers we need to quickly reach to the file with just typing the abbreviation

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Thanks for confirming those details.

Since you’re running a local agent, this is a known limitation in how the Agent window’s @ mention picker handles search queries compared to the IDE mode sidebar. The Agent window currently requires your search text to appear as an exact substring in the filename or path, which means abbreviation-style queries (like @admin to find a deeply nested file) won’t surface results the way the IDE mode does with its fuzzy matching.

The / improvement you noticed in the latest update is a step in the right direction. The team is actively working on improving the mention picker’s search quality in the Agent window to bring it closer to the IDE mode experience, including better fuzzy matching for abbreviations.

In the meantime, the workarounds are:

  • Use / to browse the file tree and navigate to nested files

  • Use the IDE mode sidebar chat (Cmd+I) for workflows where quick @ file references are critical

  • Drag and drop files from the sidebar into the Agent window prompt

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hope you will not disable the IDE mode, since as a daily developer it is much more useful than the new agent mode, checking code, editing code, having all the changes in the chat separately instead of all changes in the project