Cursor agents may not always show semantic search use
Cursor can show that a is 100% indexed while the agent run still shows no clear use of . The visible logs showed grep searches and file reads, not , , or RAG. When asked directly, the and agents first said they did not have a tool and listed only the tools they had.
The had about 250 files, so size did not clearly explain the behavior. Later, seemed to start working suddenly, and the agents then said they had direct access to the tool.
Key points
- Cursor showed the as 100% indexed.
- The run logs showed grep searches and file reads instead of .
- and first said they did not have a tool.
- The project had about 250 files.
- Later, appeared to work and the agents reported access to it.