# Agent in ask mode trying to make edits infinite loop

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/agent-in-ask-mode-trying-to-make-edits-infinite-loop/151781>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** ask-mode, auto-mode\
**Created:** [February 13, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agent-in-ask-mode-trying-to-make-edits-infinite-loop/151781 "2026-02-13T12:41:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agent-in-ask-mode-trying-to-make-edits-infinite-loop/151781/8 "2026-02-13T16:22:05Z")

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Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue with Composer 1 in Ask mode. The model sometimes doesn’t realize it’s in read-only mode and tries to edit files.

I can see you already found a workaround by switching to Sonnet 4.5 Thinking. That’s exactly what we recommend in cases like this.

Related reports:

- [On ask mode composer-1 loops trying to edit file](https://forum.cursor.com/t/on-ask-mode-composer-1-loops-trying-to-edit-file/148985)
- ["ask" mode causing large amounts of billed tokens](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ask-mode-causing-large-amounts-of-billed-tokens/150932)

The team is aware of the issue. For now, the best option is to use a different model (Sonnet 4.5 works well) or explicitly remind it in your prompt that the Agent is in Ask mode and shouldn’t edit files.

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