Multi-root workspace blocks tool create/edit calls

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When adding a folder to the workspace to have a multi-root workspace, the tool has issue with creating and editing files for some reason. always when removing the second folder the tool can again use tool calls. trying to add the folder to trusted folders did not help

Steps to Reproduce

Open multi-root workspace so you have more then one directory. The first 2 or 3 tool create or edit files calls will succeed, but then it will stuck at admin disable tool call

Expected Behavior

the tool cannot edit or create files

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.5.9 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: de327274300c6f38ec9f4240d11e82c3b0660b20
Date: 2025-08-30T21:02:27.236Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the report. We’ll look into it.

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