3 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.integration.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.integration.test.ts
index de329384..868538ab 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.integration.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.integration.test.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ describe('Configuration Integration Tests', () => {
         sandbox: false,
         targetDir: tempDir,
         debugMode: false,
-        fileFilteringRespectGitIgnore: false,
+        fileFiltering: {
+          respectGitIgnore: false,
+        },
       };
 
       const config = new Config(configParams);
@@ -109,7 +111,9 @@ describe('Configuration Integration Tests', () => {
         sandbox: false,
         targetDir: tempDir,
         debugMode: false,
-        fileFilteringRespectGitIgnore: false,
+        fileFiltering: {
+          respectGitIgnore: false,
+        },
       };
 
       const config = new Config(configParams);
@@ -178,7 +182,9 @@ describe('Configuration Integration Tests', () => {
         sandbox: false,
         targetDir: tempDir,
         debugMode: false,
-        fileFilteringRespectGitIgnore: false, // CI might need to see all files
+        fileFiltering: {
+          respectGitIgnore: false,
+        }, // CI might need to see all files
       };
 
       const config = new Config(configParams);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
index afc63b78..26894bc9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
@@ -228,7 +228,11 @@ export async function loadCliConfig(
       logPrompts: argv.telemetryLogPrompts ?? settings.telemetry?.logPrompts,
     },
     // Git-aware file filtering settings
-    fileFilteringRespectGitIgnore: settings.fileFiltering?.respectGitIgnore,
+    fileFiltering: {
+      respectGitIgnore: settings.fileFiltering?.respectGitIgnore,
+      enableRecursiveFileSearch:
+        settings.fileFiltering?.enableRecursiveFileSearch,
+    },
     checkpointing: argv.checkpointing || settings.checkpointing?.enabled,
     proxy:
       process.env.HTTPS_PROXY ||
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
index b63f5bb6..b149216a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export interface Settings {
   // Git-aware file filtering settings
   fileFiltering?: {
     respectGitIgnore?: boolean;
+    enableRecursiveFileSearch?: boolean;
   };
 
   // UI setting. Does not display the ANSI-controlled terminal title.