Allow cursor to read files but not edit them

Ideas Feature Requests
1

Feature request for product/service

Chat

Describe the request

The only way to prevent Agent from WRITE-ing files is to append candidates in .cursorignore. That however also prevents Agent from READ-ing them.

pls fix

Operating System (if it applies)

MacOS

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Agreed! For context, we disable code writing in sensitive parts of our code to avoid issues around AI generated code and IP, not due to fear of leaking the data.

A READ/WRITE pattern would be beneficial.

3

Just use ask mode! Try clicking the “agent” button and switch to ask.

4

Does that ignore .cursorignore? We have global cursorignore in place in a large monorepo to avoid AI generated code leaking into certain parts.

5

This is not a solution. I want to use Agent mode.

6

bump