[BUG] .ignore is not respected by file picker

Resolved 💬 8 comments Opened Jan 9, 2026 by jboulter11 Closed Mar 1, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

The @ file picker doesn't respect my un-ignored folders in .ignore or .rgignore.

What Should Happen?

The @ file picker should find files in scratch. This is how it used to work.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Have a folder .gitignored:
scratch/
scratch/*
  1. Have that folder in your .ignore or .rgignore file to be un-ignored when searching:
!scratch
!scratch/**
  1. Search for a file in scratch in the @ file picker.

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

2.0.71

Claude Code Version

2.1.2 (Claude Code)

Platform

AWS Bedrock

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

_No response_

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