open

name	open
description	Open files referenced in the conversation in Cursor using the "code" CLI alias. TRIGGER when: the user says "open that", "show me in editor", or wants to view discussed files in Cursor.

Open in Cursor

Open files from the conversation in Cursor using the code command.

Determining Which Files to Open

Parse the user's request and the recent conversation to determine which files to open:

User says	What to open
/open (no args)	All file paths mentioned in your most recent response
/open <file or description>	The file(s) matching the user's description from recent conversation context

When the user provides a description like "the tests", "that file", "the editor file", "the config", etc., scan the recent conversation for file paths that match the description. Use your judgement to resolve references — e.g. "the tests" means test files, "that file" means the most recently discussed file.

Process

1. Identify files — Collect all file paths from the relevant conversation context. These could appear as:

   • Explicit paths (e.g. src/utils/helpers.ts)
   • Paths in code blocks or tool results
   • Paths mentioned in grep/glob/read results
   • Line-number references like file.ts:42 (strip the line number suffix)

2. Resolve paths — Ensure each path is absolute. If a path is relative, resolve it against the project root.

3. Validate — Check that each file exists before opening. Skip files that don't exist and mention them to the user.

4. Open — Run code <file1> <file2> ... to open all files in Cursor in a single command.

Output

After opening, briefly list what you opened:

Opened in Cursor:
- path/to/file1.ts
- path/to/file2.ts

If some files were skipped, mention why. If no files were found, tell the user you couldn't find any file references in the recent conversation.