Exafunction
Allow Cascade to access .gitignore files” toggle ineffective—ignored files still inaccessible
Cross-post from https://github.com/Exafunction/codeium/issues/225
Don't know if the other repository is considered for Windsurf bugs or not.
Description
The setting “Allow Cascade to access .gitignore files” does not work. Even when enabled, Cascade cannot access files that are in .gitignore—these are not discoverable or usable in chat via the plugin.
Steps
Enable the toggle in Settings. Restart IDE or open new Cascade chat. Try referencing or opening a .gitignored file. File doesn’t appear or can’t be found. Expected Cascade should be able to access and reference ignored files as intended by the setting.
Actual
Ignored files remain inaccessible.
Info
Windsurf Version: 1.12.5 Windsurf Extension Version: 1.48.2 Windsurf Commit: 64804081c3f9a1652d6d325c28c01c3f5882f6fb VSCode OSS Version: 1.99.3 Commit: 64804081c3f9a1652d6d325c28c01c3f5882f6fb Date: 2025-09-08T21:51:09.146Z Electron: 34.4.0 ElectronBuildId: undefined Chromium: 132.0.6834.210 Node.js: 20.18.3 V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0 OS: Linux x64 6.16.5-200.fc42.x86_64
Screenshots on the referenced issue from the other repository.
Same experience over here. Toggling the "Cascade Gitignore Access" option, does nothing. Cascade can't access ignored files. Tab auto-complete also doesn't work on ignored files.
