# Workspace mode should load plugins from all projects, not just the first folder

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/workspace-mode-should-load-plugins-from-all-projects-not-just-the-first-folder/164127>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** plugins\
**Created:** [June 26, 2026, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/workspace-mode-should-load-plugins-from-all-projects-not-just-the-first-folder/164127 "2026-06-26T05:55:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Pilotm1n](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/pilotm1n/32/101119_2.png) [@Pilotm1n](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Pilotm1n)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/workspace-mode-should-load-plugins-from-all-projects-not-just-the-first-folder/164127/1 "2026-06-26T05:55:27Z")

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### Feature request for product/service

Cursor IDE

### Describe the request

## Current behavior

When opening a multi-root Workspace, Cursor only loads the plugin configuration from the first project/folder.

For example:

Workspace  
├── project-a  
│ └── .cursor/settings.json  
├── project-b  
│ └── .cursor/settings.json  
└── project-c  
└── .cursor/settings.json

Only the plugins defined in `project-a` are loaded. Plugins from `project-b` and `project-c` are ignored.

## Expected behavior

Cursor should discover plugin configurations from all folders in the Workspace and merge them before initialization.

A possible strategy could be:

- Scan all workspace folders
- Load all plugin configurations
- Deduplicate plugins by ID (or another unique identifier)
- Initialize the merged plugin list

## Why this matters

Many teams use Cursor with multi-root workspaces or multiple repositories.

Currently, only the first project’s plugins are available, which means plugins required by other projects never run unless the workspace structure is changed.

Supporting merged plugin loading would make Workspace mode much more consistent and practical for multi-project development.

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/workspace-mode-should-load-plugins-from-all-projects-not-just-the-first-folder/164127/5 "2026-06-26T06:20:33Z")

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Hey, thanks for the feature request, the description is great. The `project-a/b/c` layout makes everything clear right away.

Confirmed: in a multi-root workspace, plugin config `.cursor/settings.json` is currently only read from the first folder. There’s no config merge across all workspace folders. This is a known multi-root limitation, and it affects more than just plugins.

I can’t promise any timeline, but the request makes sense, especially for multi-repo teams. If there’s an update, I’ll post it in the thread.

FYI, if anyone else runs into this, there’s a related thread about loading from subfolders: [Plugins not loading from subfolders](https://forum.cursor.com/t/155949)

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**Author:** ![mohitjain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/mohitjain/32/100229_2.png) [@mohitjain](https://forum.cursor.com/u/mohitjain)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/workspace-mode-should-load-plugins-from-all-projects-not-just-the-first-folder/164127/9 "2026-08-11T06:51:53Z")

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Hey @Pilotm1n, following up on this. Cursor now reads and merges plugin config from all folders in a multi-root workspace, deduped by ID, instead of only the first folder. It’s live in the latest stable, so grabbing the current version should sort this out. Let me know if any of your workspace plugins still don’t load.