Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug Cursor IDE Fails to Detect Git Worktrees Summary Cursor IDE does not detect Git repositories when opened in a Git worktree directory, even though: Git command line works perfectly VS Code detects and works with the same work…

Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue. Cursor doesn’t correctly detect Git repositories in worktree directories when .git is a pointer file (not a folder). The Git extension scans repos, but it can’t properly handle the worktree setup. The team is aware of the issue. I’ll add your repo…

Cursor IDE Fails to Detect Git Worktrees

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Cursor IDE Fails to Detect Git Worktrees

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