Indexing tab is hidden from setting

[Harsh_PATEL]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I can see on online forum that cursor has removed indexing tab from settings. How can I toggle “Hierarchical Cursor Ignore” now?

Steps to Reproduce

Go to Settings and search for “indexing” or “Hierarchical ignore”

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.11.25 (user setup)
VS Code Extension API: 1.125.0
Commit: fc2563ec93d793fc275eef734405a4fdf8b47b20
Date: 2026-07-15T01:27:41.754Z
Layout: IDE
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.256
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

Screenshot for reference from old version:

[Colin]

Hey @Harsh_PATEL!

This tab should be back for you now. You may need to restart Cursor.

[Harsh_PATEL]

Thanks, I can see it now

[Colin]

Hey there!

We shared some news/context about this over here:

What do you think about Cursor removing the codebase indexing settings?

@Alphayellowcat thanks for the question, you are correct, we recently made some changes to how agents search the codebase. Over the last months, models have gotten really good at using grep / indexed search, so the older dedicated semantic search path was rapidly no longer helping in a meaningful way. Agents now lean on our “Instant Grep” tool (and normal file reads), which is what you are seeing in the tool list. For almost all workflows this should feel the same or better, if something specif…

Please engage or comment on that thread if you’d like to discuss this further!