Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor CLI Describe the Bug I tried to run Cursor CLI headless mode using the following command. The skill mentioned in the prompt did not get loaded correctly. This makes it difficult to use Cursor CLI in a Ralph loop. When running Cursor CLI interactiv…

Hey @kcog ! Thanks for reporting this. I tried to reproduce the issue, but skills are loading fine for me in > cat .cursor/skills/repro-test/SKILL.md --- name: repro-test description: Test skill for reproducing headless CLI skill loading bug. --- # Repro Test Skill When this skill is loaded, you M…

@Colin thanks for looking into this. I tested with your skill file but got a different response. I store my skills in a project folder. I have no skills in the home directory. > cat .cursor/skills/repo-test/SKILL.md --- name: repro-test description: Test skill for reproducing headless CLI skill lo…

I also checked the logs using agent --resume and found the following. In my project folder, the .cursor folder is in the gitignore. ⬢ Globbed ".cursor/skills/**/*" in . Found 0 files ⬢ Globbed "**/*skill*" in . Found 0 files I tried again by removing .cursor from gitignore but it stil…

Hey! It looks like you’re correct here, and it’s only working for me because I have a dev-like account. I’ve flagged this for the team.

Any estimate when this will be fixed?

@Colin When this issue is going to be addressed? This is essentially blocking utilization of Cursor CLI with skills for any large scale usage that requires CLI.

Hi there! We’ve pushed a change, could you please give it another try? The CLI should now be able to see your skills and request them when relevant.

@Colin I did some testing today and it worked well. I will keep testing. Thanks so much for the fix. It really helps a lot!

Cursor CLI headless mode doesn't load skills from known locations

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Cursor CLI headless mode doesn't load skills from known locations

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