Referencing pieces of code in chat

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Coming from Windsurf, I’ve noticed a key area for improvement in code referencing. Currently, I cannot paste or reference code snippets directly in the chat while writing a message. As a workaround, I have to slightly edit the code (for example, by removing a semicolon) before I can paste it.

While I can reference line numbers, this becomes cumbersome when I need to refer to several separate pieces of code. The position of the reference in the chat is critical for the model’s understanding.

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Hi @Fredrik1 and welcome to Cursor Forum :slight_smile:

You can copy any code from editor and paste it in the chat, its referenced as a file with the lines listed.

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Or did you mean something different?

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It it possible somehow to reference this snipped that cursor embedded into chat while writing prompt?

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In the prompt simply say something like: “(lines 7-18 in launch.json)“.