Codebase Indexing in Cursor — a practical guide to Cursor codebase indexing with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.
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Short description
Index quality depends on opening the right root and excluding junk (build artifacts) when needed.
Indexing tip
Open monorepo root carefully
Ignore huge generated folders if possible
Re-index after huge moves if answers feel stale