Workspace folder cannot be found

[tiborrr (Tibor)]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When using two workspaces in cursor the @ is not able to find the workspace if the workspace only contains letters.

Steps to Reproduce

Open the IDE in a folder.

Add another folder (without any dashes) to the workspace.

Use @ to reference the newly added workspace, and that workspace cannot be found.

Workspaces that have dashes however can be found.

Expected Behavior

find the workspace folder

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Two workspace folders:

Folder that cannot be found:

Folder that can be found:

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 2.6.22 (system setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: c6285feaba0ad62603f7c22e72f0a170dc8415a0
Date: 2026-03-27T15:59:31.561Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report. This looks like a bug in how the @ mention feature searches workspace root folders. When you type after @, those folders don’t show up in the candidate list, but folders with hyphens are found because of how fuzzy matching works.

As a workaround for now, try typing @ with no text after it. The dropdown should show all workspace folders, including bots. You can pick the folder you need from there.

I’ve passed this on to the team. Let me know if the workaround doesn’t work.