I'm trying to create a custom agenda command that starts in follow-mode and follows indirectly. Starting with follow mode works fine, but org-agenda-follow-indirect is nil in the resulting org agenda buffer. Minimal Working Example: - save the following org txt as a local file - evaluate the src block - Expected results: : Current buffer: *Org Agenda* : org-agenda-follow-indirect: t - Actual results: : Current buffer: *Org Agenda* : org-agenda-follow-indirect: nil The results can be confirmed interactively in the resulting agenda buffer as well. Follow mode is on, but headlines are not being followed indirectly. Setting org-agenda-follow-indirect to t outside of the org-agenda-custom-commands settings form works as expected. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- :PROPERTIES: #+TITLE: org-agenda-follow-indirect bug #+STARTUP: showeverything :END: * Set up Org agenda custom command #+begin_src emacs-lisp :var current-file=(list (buffer-file-name)) ;;reset global default value just in case (setq org-agenda-follow-indirect nil) ;;set up org agenda custom command (setq org-agenda-files current-file org-agenda-custom-commands '(("i" "indirect-follow-test" todo "" ((org-agenda-follow-indirect t) (org-agenda-start-with-follow-mode t))))) ;;Test values (org-agenda nil "i") (set-buffer org-agenda-this-buffer-name) (message "Current buffer: %s\norg-agenda-follow-indirect: %s" (current-buffer) org-agenda-follow-indirect) #+end_src #+RESULTS: : Current buffer: *Org Agenda* : org-agenda-follow-indirect: nil * TODO TESTS one ** TODO Test heading two *** TODO Test heading three ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Emacs : GNU Emacs 27.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) of 2019-01-14 Package: Org mode version 9.2 (9.2-elpaplus @ /home/n/.emacs.d/elpa/org-plus-contrib-20181230/) current state: ============== (setq org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer) org-after-todo-state-change-hook '(org-clock-out-if-current) org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe) org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer) org-refile-targets '((org-agenda-files :maxlevel . 20) (my/org-files-list :maxlevel . 20)) org-enforce-todo-dependencies t org-src-tab-acts-natively t org-agenda-files '("~/Documents/todo") org-modules '(org-habit) org-mode-hook '(org-bullets-mode auto-fill-mode writegood-mode org-indent-mode flyspell-mode (closure (t) nil (add-hook 'after-save-hook 'my/org-agenda-redo-all nil t)) #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-show-all append local] 5] #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-babel-show-result-all append local] 5] org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes org-journal-update-auto-mode-alist org-eldoc-load) org-outline-path-complete-in-steps nil org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe) org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-journal-mode-hook '((lambda nil (auto-fill-mode t) (flyspell-mode t)) (lambda nil (add-hook org-journal-encrypt-on 'org-journal-encryption-hook nil t) ) ) org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text) org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe) org-log-reschedule t org-agenda-text-search-extra-files '(agenda-archives) org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer) org-file-apps '((auto-mode . emacs) ("\\.mm\\'" . default) ("\\.mp \\'" . "/usr/bin/mpv %s") ("\\.x?html?\\'" . "/usr/bin/firefox %s") ("\\.pdf\\'" . default)) org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe org-babel-header-arg-expand) org-babel-load-languages '((js . t) (shell . t) (python . t) (org . t)) org-log-done 'time org-hide-emphasis-markers t org-ellipsis "↴" org-habit-following-days 1 org-agenda-span 'day org-src-lang-modes '(("arduino" . arduino) ("redis" . redis) ("php" . php) ("C" . c) ("C++" . c++) ("asymptote" . asy) ("bash" . sh) ("beamer" . latex) ("calc" . fundamental) ("cpp" . c++) ("ditaa" . artist) ("dot" . fundamental) ("elisp" . emacs-lisp) ("ocaml" . tuareg) ("screen" . shell-script) ("shell" . sh) ("sqlite" . sql)) org-src-preserve-indentation t org-habit-today-glyph 128197 org-fontify-done-headline t org-habit-show-habits-only-for-today nil org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter) org-structure-template-alist '(("se" . "src emacs-lisp") ("a" . "export ascii") ("c" . "center") ("C" . "comment") ("e" . "example") ("E" . "export") ("h" . "export html") ("l" . "export latex") ("q" . "quote") ("s" . "src") ("v" . "verse")) org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-show-empty-lines org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change) org-todo-keywords '((sequence "TODO(t)" "STARTED(s!)" "NEXT(n!)" "BLOCKED(b@/!)" "|" "DONE(d)") (sequence "IDEA(i)" "|" "CANCELED(c@/!)" "DELEGATED(D@ /!)")) org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-activate org-babel-speed-command-activate) org-babel-tangle-lang-exts '(("python" . "py") ("emacs-lisp" . "el") ("elisp" . "el")) org-return-follows-link t org-refile-allow-creating-parent-nodes 'confirm org-refile-use-outline-path 'file org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-link-parameters '(("id" :follow org-id-open) ("file+sys") ("file+emacs") ("doi" :follow org--open-doi-link) ("elisp" :follow org--open-elisp-link) ("file" :complete org-file-complete-link) ("ftp" :follow (lambda (path) (browse-url (concat "ftp:" path)))) ("help" :follow org--open-help-link) ("http" :follow (lambda (path) (browse-url (concat "http:" path)))) ("https" :follow (lambda (path) (browse-url (concat "https:" path)))) ("mailto" :follow (lambda (path) (browse-url (concat "mailto:" path)))) ("news" :follow (lambda (path) (browse-url (concat "news:" path)))) ("shell" :follow org--open-shell-link)) org-habit-completed-glyph 10003 org-todo-keyword-faces '(("CANCELED" :foreground "IndianRed1" :weight bold) ("TODO" :foreground "#ffddaa" :weight bold :background "#202020" :box (:line-width 3 :width -2 :style released-button)) ) org-habit-preceding-days 29 org-src-window-setup 'current-window org-confirm-babel-evaluate nil )