Describe the Bug
I set up a custom mode and granted all permissions. However, I discovered if Edit & Reapply is enabled, I can’t enable Auto-apply edits under Advanced Options. If I disable Edit & Reapply, I can enable Auto-apply edits, but the agent can no longer see the ability to actually make edits.
Looking at my available tools, I can see:
read_file - for reading files
run_terminal_cmd - for terminal commands
list_dir - for listing directories
grep - for searching
web_search - for web searches
delete_file - for deleting files
Various browser/playwright tools
So instead of getting proper edits, it resorts to using the terminal to echo text to a file, move the original out of the way, and then move the new file into the place of the original.
Steps to Reproduce
Create a new mode, enable/disable Edit & Reapply and Auto-apply edits.
Expected Behavior
If auto-apply edits is on, it should be able to auto-apply edits. The inability to turn on both Edit & Reapply and Auto-apply edits is breaking functionality in some way.
Operating System
Linux
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
Version: 1.7.28
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: adb0f9e3e4f184bba7f3fa6dbfd72ad0ebb8cfd0
Date: 2025-10-01T02:45:21.769Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.12.31-gentoo
For AI issues: which model did you use?
Auto
Does this stop you from using Cursor
No - Cursor works, but with this issue