Switch Project

Use this skill when the user wants to switch to a different project, open another codebase, or move the current conversation to a different workspace root.

How It Works

Cursor has a built-in MCP server called cursor-app-control with a tool called move_agent_to_root that changes the agent's active workspace directory. This lets you switch projects mid-conversation without opening a new window.

Steps

1. Ask or infer the target project — if the user says "switch to my-app", search for it. Common project locations:

   • ~/Documents/development/
   • ~/projects/
   • ~/code/
   • ~/repos/

   List directories in the likely parent folder to find the project: