diff --git a/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
index 598b81fc9a18..60c11830c893 100644
--- a/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -209,6 +209,12 @@ peerDependencyRules:
   allowedVersions:
     vite: "*"
 
+# @cursor/sdk finds its platform package (sandbox helper, rg, tree-sitter) by
+# walking up from the entry script for node_modules/@cursor/sdk-<platform>-<arch>.
+# pnpm keeps optional deps inside the virtual store, so hoist it to the root.
+publicHoistPattern:
+  - "@cursor/sdk-*"
+
 supportedArchitectures:
   cpu: [current, x64]
   libc: [current, glibc]