Workspace root folders are not available in @ mention system

[grupofismarkapatent-ctrl]

Bug Description

When using @ mentions in Windsurf, workspace root folders defined in .code-workspace file are not available for selection. Only subfolders within those workspace roots appear in the mention dropdown.

Expected Behavior

• @project-api (workspace root) should be available for mention
• @project-docs (workspace root) should be available for mention

Actual Behavior

• Only subfolders like @Controllers, @Components, @docs-subfolder are available
• Root workspace folders cannot be mentioned directly with @ symbol

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a multi-folder workspace with .code-workspace file
2. Define multiple folders in workspace configuration
3. Try to use @ mention system in Windsurf chat
4. Observe that only subfolders are available, not workspace roots

Workspace Configuration Example

{
  "folders": [
    { "path": "." },
    { "path": "../related-project" }
  ],
  "settings": {}
}


Environment
OS: Windows
Windsurf Version: Latest
Workspace Type: Multi-folder workspace
Impact
This limitation makes it difficult to reference entire workspace roots in conversations, forcing users to mention specific subfolders instead of the logical workspace units. This reduces the effectiveness of the @ mention system for multi-workspace projects.

Use Case
In projects with multiple related repositories (like api-project and documentation-project), users need to reference the entire workspace root to discuss cross-repository topics or when asking for general analysis of a complete workspace.

Additional Context
The workspace configuration correctly loads both folders, and they are visible in the file explorer. However, the @ mention system only recognizes subdirectories within these workspace roots, not the roots themselves.

[jfacevedo]

Confirming this issue with .code-workspace multi-root setup
I'm experiencing the same problem. When using a .code-workspace file with multiple repositories as root folders, the @directory mention in Cascade does not show the named root folders defined in the workspace. Instead, it displays unnamed relative paths (e.g., . (241 files), . (94 files)), making it impossible to distinguish which repository each entry belongs to or to reference them by name.

Setup:

• Windsurf with a .code-workspace file containing 4 repositories as separate folders entries
• Each folder is an independent Git repository with its own origin
• Worktrees work correctly after switching to this setup

Expected behavior: Root folders defined in .code-workspace should appear in the @mention dropdown with their configured name field.

Actual behavior: Only anonymous relative paths are shown, with no way to reference a specific workspace root by name.

This makes multi-root workspaces significantly less useful for cross-repo context in Cascade. Please prioritize this fix.

Windsurf Version: 1.9566.11
Windsurf Extension Version: 1.48.2
Windsurf Commit: 8911695f6454083fd48c3422f4736eb88053357c
VS Code OSS Version: 1.108.2
Date: 2026-02-26T04:44:02.979Z
Electron: 39.2.7
Chromium: 142.0.7444.235
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.21-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.3.0