# Cursor doesn't follow symlinks to discover skills

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-doesnt-follow-symlinks-to-discover-skills/149693>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** skills\
**Created:** [January 23, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-doesnt-follow-symlinks-to-discover-skills/149693 "2026-01-23T10:53:41Z")\
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**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:** [January 23, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-doesnt-follow-symlinks-to-discover-skills/149693/4 "2026-01-23T11:16:53Z")

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Hey @borekb!

Thanks for reporting this. This is a known issue on our side (and also affects Rules), and we have a ticket open for this already. I’ve linked your report to it.

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