"Search" tool not working

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

The agent “Search” tool never finds any result in my project, however it is fully indexed.
It’s been happening for quite a long time now, not limited to current version.

Steps to Reproduce

  • Create an Unreal Engine 5 project
  • Setup a code-workspace with your project as the main folder and the engine as secondary folder
  • Ignore unnecessary files for correct indexation
  • Run any prompt that may require the agent to search for things in the codebase
  • Notice the “no results”

Expected Behavior

Search results display actual results available in the codebase

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.5.5 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 823f58d4f60b795a6aefb9955933f3a2f0331d70
Date: 2025-08-25T17:40:25.290Z
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 10.0.22631

Additional Information

This is a huge time loss, please provide some help.

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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The issue seems to be limited to codebase_search tool
glob_file_search is working

Hey, which mode are you using? Also, could you let me know which model you are using?

Yes, using Claude-4-Sonnet thinking in Agent mode

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And the indexation is complete (yes that’s a lot of files, that’s UE5 code)

Does this also happen in the new chat? I just checked, and the codebase search is working correctly for me. Also, could you share the request ID? For this, you need to disable privacy mode if it’s enabled, then reproduce the issue when it happens again and copy the ID.

Here is a sample request ID showcasing the issue, in a fresh chat : 840181c0-45ae-4fcc-b1ee-e514d5677b86
I get that I may be an isolated case because the issue would be quite documented if I wasn’t, it is a major bug. But I provided how and when it happens to me

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Also happening for the past month or two for me

Hey, thanks for the report. Could you also let me know which model you are using and which version of Cursor you are using? Could you also share the request ID? First, you’ll need to disable privacy mode.

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