Semantic search for files

Ideas Feature Requests
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Feature request for product/service

Cursor IDE

Describe the request

Want to have a semantic search for the search bar, especially for people navigating in a mono repo with 1000 files.

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Hey, thanks for the feature request. Semantic search is already implemented in Cursor and is actively used by Agent when working with your code. When you ask a question in Chat or use Agent, the system automatically runs semantic search across the indexed codebase.

How it works:

  • Cursor automatically indexes your repo when you open it
  • Semantic search is available once indexing reaches 80%
  • Agent uses a mix of grep and semantic search to find relevant code

More details: Codebase Indexing | Cursor Docs

If you’re looking for faster access to semantic search, like a hotkey or a separate search bar in the UI, it’s similar to this request Quick Semantic Code Search with Hotkey so feel free to upvote it.