# Add the ability for an agent to rename its own session **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Tags:** chat\ **Created:** [July 10, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/add-the-ability-for-an-agent-to-rename-its-own-session/165410 "2026-07-10T15:38:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 17
**Author:** ![jonbride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jonbride/32/45331_2.png) [@jonbride](https://forum.cursor.com/u/jonbride)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/add-the-ability-for-an-agent-to-rename-its-own-session/165410/17 "2026-10-15T12:54:46Z")
It does seem weird that the two UIs to the same chats have different sets of tools. Expose at least `rename_chat` in the editor view too please. There are quite a few requests for this feature! Without searching hard: > [@Allow agents to rename chats via command](https://forum.cursor.com/t/allow-agents-to-rename-chats-via-command/153086/5): > > My use case: Many chats’ purpose is to work on a feature/fix and open a pr. Renaming the chat’s with the pr’s purpose would really help to organize multiple chats running simultaneously > [@Ability for the agent to rename agent chats](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ability-for-the-agent-to-rename-agent-chats/151336/3): > > +1 on this. I have a bunch of sessions named “Pull request review” and I just have to click around for a while to find the one for the PR I am looking at. I want to give the agent instructions to name the session. > [@Expose programmatic chat renaming for agents](https://forum.cursor.com/t/expose-programmatic-chat-renaming-for-agents/154152/7): > > +1. would love to have a tool surfaced to the agent to do this. > [@Programmatic Chat Title / Rename via Hooks](https://forum.cursor.com/t/programmatic-chat-title-rename-via-hooks/158831): > > Feature request for product/service Chat Describe the request Summary Add a title (or chat\_title) output field to the stop hook so that agents and hook scripts can set the chat’s sidebar title at the end of a session. Problem Cursor auto-generates a chat title from the first message, which tends to produce generic names like “Can you help me with…” rather than something meaningful like “PRD-043 — Report Theming QA Fixes”. Power users who work on named tickets, PRDs, bugs, or features across… > [@Add tool to rename agents](https://forum.cursor.com/t/add-tool-to-rename-agents/169237): > > Feature request for product/service Cloud Agent (GitHub, Slack, Linear,…) Describe the request The list of agents can get hard to manage in all Cursor product surfaces. Would be helpful if there was a native Cursor tool call that could rename an agent i.e. the agent’s name field. For example, we have agents that carry out a lifecycle (code, test, review, deploy, etc). If an agent could change its name, then we could reflect those states in the agent name (prefix, emoji, etc) so it’s easy to se… > [@\> Let agents set their own chat title/status programmatically (e.g. \`dev counterclockwise\_arrows\_button active\`)](https://forum.cursor.com/t/let-agents-set-their-own-chat-title-status-programmatically-e-g-dev-active/166385): > > Feature request for product/service Cursor IDE Describe the request I run many agent chats in parallel (multiple worktrees / conversations). I can’t tell at a glance which one is actively working, which is waiting for my input, and which is blocked — nor which role each plays (dev / PM / QA / reviewer). I have to open each chat to know its state. Request: let an agent set and update a short status label for its OWN conversation, so the chat list / Agents window reflects live state. For example… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.cursor.com/t/add-the-ability-for-an-agent-to-rename-its-own-session/165410)._