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Restart server / reload workspace\nExpected: Workspace loads.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"111120da-0179-47ca-a3d4-2631918c138f","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Set rust-analyzer.linkedProjects to the path(s) of the workspace Cargo.toml (or rust-project.json), or open the folder containing Cargo.toml.\n\nOption: Configure linkedProjects [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Nested/multiple Cargo workspaces\nSteps:\n1. settings: \"rust-analyzer.linkedProjects\": [\"./backend/Cargo.toml\"]\n2. 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