# Automatically follow file paths preceded by @ in AGENTS.md

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/automatically-follow-file-paths-preceded-by-in-agents-md/145915>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** cli\
**Created:** [December 11, 2025, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/automatically-follow-file-paths-preceded-by-in-agents-md/145915 "2025-12-11T10:35:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Francisco\_Puga](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/francisco_puga/32/90525_2.png) [@Francisco\_Puga](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Francisco_Puga)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/automatically-follow-file-paths-preceded-by-in-agents-md/145915/1 "2025-12-11T10:35:25Z")

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### Feature request for product/service

Cursor IDE

### Describe the request

I’ve found that in Claude Code and Gemini CLI, when a file is referenced preceded by @, it’s automatically included in the context, whereas if only the path is specified, the model decides whether to load it or not.

```plaintext
# AGENTS.md

# spain.md is always read on some tools like Gemini.
When the user asks about Spain, read @./docs/spain.md

# france.md is read on demand on some tools.
When the user asks about France, read ./docs/france.md

```

Neither Cursor nor Cursor CLI follows this pattern, and it would be good to standardize it or clarify how it works in the documentation.

I’ve written a blog post with a demonstration:

> **[AGENTS.md and the @ to reference documents - Francisco Puga](https://franciscopuga.es/blog/2025/12/11/agents-md-and-at-character-to-reference-documents/)**
>
> Página personal de Francisco Puga

### Operating System (if it applies)

Linux