Cursor Multi Repo

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Cursor multi repo
• Cursor multiple projects
• Cursor monorepo
• Cursor workspace

Example prompts

• “cursor multi repo”
• “cursor multiple projects”
• “cursor monorepo”
• “/cursor-multi-repo”

Requirements

• Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code
• Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Bash(cmd:*)

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

1. 1Start with one repository, add another root only for a defined cross-repository task, and remove it afterward.
2. 2Use repository-specific rules/ignore files and verify indexing scope before asking a cross-repo question.
3. 3Keep changes separated by repository and use each repository's normal review and test process.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cfae287. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

  • Read
  • Write
  • Edit
  • Bash(cmd:*)

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • cursor

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

  • docs.cursor.com
  • code.visualstudio.com

  From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

• Credentials

  Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

  From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

• Compatibility

  Designed for Claude Code

  From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Cursor Multi Repo loads about 2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 68 tokens; SKILL.md has 545 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~68

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~2k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~3.1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace at commit cfae287, republished under its MIT licence (© jeremylongshore). 545 words, ~1,994 tokens.

name

cursor-multi-repo

description

Work with multiple repositories in Cursor: multi-root workspaces, monorepo patterns, selective indexing, and cross-project context. Triggers on "cursor multi repo", "cursor multiple projects", "cursor monorepo", "cursor workspace", "multi-root workspace".

allowed-tools

Read, Write, Edit, Bash(cmd:*)

compatibility

Designed for Claude Code

version

1.19.0

license

MIT

author

Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>

tags

saas, cursor, cursor-multi

// mywork.code-workspace
{
  "folders": [
    { "path": "/home/dev/api-service" },
    { "path": "/home/dev/web-frontend" },
    { "path": "/home/dev/shared-lib" }
  ],
  "settings": {
    "editor.tabSize": 2,
    "files.exclude": {
      "**/node_modules": true,
      "**/dist": true
    }
  }
}

cursor /path/to/monorepo

# Open just the package you're working on
cursor /path/to/monorepo/packages/api

# Open the monorepo root but exclude what you don't need
cursor /path/to/monorepo

# .cursorignore at monorepo root
# Only index packages you're actively working on

# Exclude everything in packages/
packages/*/

# Except the ones you want indexed:
!packages/api/
!packages/shared/

# Always exclude
node_modules/
dist/
build/
.turbo/

@api-service/src/types/user.ts @web-frontend/src/hooks/useAuth.ts

The User type in the API doesn't match the frontend hook.
Show me the differences and suggest how to share the type.

# .cursor/rules/monorepo-imports.mdc (in monorepo root)
---
description: "Monorepo import conventions"
globs: ""
alwaysApply: true
---
# Import Rules
- Shared types: import from @myorg/shared (never relative paths across packages)
- Shared UI: import from @myorg/ui
- Never import directly from another app package (apps/api → apps/web is forbidden)
- Each package declares its own dependencies in package.json

monorepo/
├── .cursor/rules/
│   ├── global.mdc              # alwaysApply: true (applies everywhere)
│   └── security.mdc            # alwaysApply: true
├── packages/
│   ├── api/
│   │   └── .cursor/rules/
│   │       └── api-patterns.mdc  # Scoped to api/ files
│   ├── web/
│   │   └── .cursor/rules/
│   │       └── react-patterns.mdc  # Scoped to web/ files
│   └── shared/

# Workspace contains:
api-service/
  .cursor/rules/express-patterns.mdc    # Only applies to api-service files

web-frontend/
  .cursor/rules/react-patterns.mdc      # Only applies to web-frontend files

cursor packages/api/
# Only indexes packages/api/
# Fast, focused, no cross-package noise

# .cursorignore at monorepo root
packages/*/
!packages/api/
!packages/shared/
!packages/config/

# .cursorignore
node_modules/
dist/
build/
.turbo/
.next/
coverage/
*.lock
*.min.js
**/*.test.ts       # Optional: exclude tests from indexing
**/fixtures/       # Test fixtures
**/migrations/     # Database migrations (reference via @Files)

# Instead of opening 5 repos:
cursor repo1/ repo2/ repo3/ repo4/ repo5/   # Heavy

# Open only what you need:
cursor repo1/                                # Light
# Add repo2/ only when needed via File > Add Folder

1. Use .cursorignore aggressively
2. Open specific packages, not the root
3. Close workspace folders you're not actively editing
4. Start new chats when switching between packages
5. Use @Files for cross-package references instead of @Codebase

© jeremylongshore, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 5 other files (references) in skills/.curated/cursor-multi-repo of jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.

• SKILL.md
• references/errors.md
• references/examples.md
• references/indexing-strategy.md
• references/monorepo-patterns.md
• references/multi-root-workspace.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cfae287