# Cloud Agents cannot find and use repository skills, commands, rules **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Tags:** agents-window, skills, cloud-agents, rules\ **Created:** [April 15, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cloud-agents-cannot-find-and-use-repository-skills-commands-rules/158071 "2026-04-15T15:30:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MishaTheMisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@MishaTheMisha](https://forum.cursor.com/u/MishaTheMisha)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cloud-agents-cannot-find-and-use-repository-skills-commands-rules/158071/1 "2026-04-15T15:30:59Z")
### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE ### Describe the Bug When attempting to followup with a cloud Agent, all repository-level skills, commands, and rules are unusable. ### Steps to Reproduce In Agents window, run a cloud agent When following up with agent, attempt to use a top-level repository-based Skill ### Expected Behavior I would expect to be able to use Skills, Commands, and Rules that I spent the last year fine tuning for my workflow before Cursor 3 botched this all up. ### Screenshots / Screen Recordings ![Screenshot 2026-04-15 at 11.27.30 AM.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/3/0/30d8bec587b66b0868402311b497ec40de971179.png) ### 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 25.3.0 ### Additional Information This is at least the 6th or 7th critical breakage in my well-established workflow in Cursor 2, using Cursor as an IDE. Was there any consideration for quality control on Cloud agent-based workflows before forcing your user base onto the Cursor 3 Agents window?? ### Does this stop you from using Cursor Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor ---
**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cloud-agents-cannot-find-and-use-repository-skills-commands-rules/158071/5 "2026-04-15T15:52:58Z")
Hey, thanks for the detailed report. I see the screenshot. This is a known issue where slash commands skills/commands don’t show up during follow-up chats with cloud agents in Glass UI. We fixed a similar bug for initial cloud agent runs, thread: [Skills in Cloud Agent](https://forum.cursor.com/t/skills-in-cloud-agent/152262), but the follow-up case is still broken. The team is aware. No ETA yet, but your report helps us prioritize it. As a temporary workaround, try describing the skill you want in your follow-up message, for example, “use the fix-flaky-tests skill”, instead of using the slash menu. The backend loads skills onto the VM for each step, so the agent should still have access to them even if the UI doesn’t show them in the slash menu. Let me know if the workaround helps. ---
**Author:** ![shibz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@shibz](https://forum.cursor.com/u/shibz)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cloud-agents-cannot-find-and-use-repository-skills-commands-rules/158071/7 "2026-04-23T17:48:15Z")
@Colin Same issue. frozen loading. Restarting does not work. This issue is ONLY for the new Agents Window - Skills are not working ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/8/8/889efa400349a7fa79719688b2565a75ff80fdd6.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/8/1/81421e8f8c95646f9de387a915a741db34d7eb41.png) Version: 3.2.7 (user setup) VSCode Version: 1.105.1 Commit: 251fe2954fc02bde617557cee00fcc1d27a6e590 Date: 2026-04-22T23:35:05.835Z Layout: editor Build Type: Stable Release Track: Nightly Electron: 39.8.1 Chromium: 142.0.7444.265 Node.js: 22.22.1 V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0 OS: Windows\_NT x64 10.0.26200 Editor Window Skills are working as intended. Editor Window screenshot ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/2/d/2deda287c9206ba557c4486f94a31978b9a60e41.png) ---
**Author:** ![shibz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@shibz](https://forum.cursor.com/u/shibz)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cloud-agents-cannot-find-and-use-repository-skills-commands-rules/158071/8 "2026-04-23T19:12:26Z")
@Colin UPDATE: the new “Agent Window” recognizes skills when creating a NEW cloud agent for the repo, but NOT after the agent has already been created. New CLOUD agent in Agent Window: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/1/6/166289aa6332e3ea511f8a790e14c690e924a385.png) Agent Window with CLOUD agent already launched with a task, so this is a follow up request where no skills are available: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/6/4/64dac6e5c05c37a72a4f18431937fb8ff197ccce.png) ---
**Author:** ![shibz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@shibz](https://forum.cursor.com/u/shibz)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cloud-agents-cannot-find-and-use-repository-skills-commands-rules/158071/9 "2026-04-23T19:32:31Z")
Hey @Colin, not sure if you are notified when a reply comes in after the issue is marked “solved” but see below for a details bug on this issue. thanks ---
**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/colin/32/90452_2.png) [@Colin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Colin)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cloud-agents-cannot-find-and-use-repository-skills-commands-rules/158071/11 "2026-05-05T10:38:11Z")
Hey @shibz! This should get fixed in 3.3, which is right around the corner. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cloud-agents-cannot-find-and-use-repository-skills-commands-rules/158071/12 "2026-05-27T10:38:27Z")
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