try project

lua/custom/plugins/filetree.lua

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ return {
       },
     },
     filesystem = {
-      bind_to_cwd = false,
+      bind_to_cwd = true, -- true creates a 2-way binding between vim's cwd and neo-tree's root
       follow_current_file = true,
     },
   },

lua/custom/plugins/project.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+return {
+  {
+    'ahmedkhalf/project.nvim',
+    config = function()
+      require('project_nvim').setup {
+        patterns = { '.git', 'Makefile', '=bcr' },
+        detection_methods = { 'pattern', 'lsp' },
+        ignore_lsp = { 'eslint', 'stylelist_lsp' },
+        silent_chdir = false,
+      }
+      require('telescope').load_extension 'projects'
+    end,
+    dependencies = { 'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim' },
+  },
+}

lua/custom/plugins/rooter.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 return {
   'notjedi/nvim-rooter.lua',
+  enabled = false,
   config = function()
     require('nvim-rooter').setup {
       rooter_patterns = { '.git', 'Makefile', '=bcr' },