Agent mode constantly asking permission for doing anything

Describe the Bug

Hey!
I have a problem with the cursor, it used to happen rarely, but now it happens all the time.
The problem is that it now analyzes the code, writes where and what needs to be changed, but it doesn’t change it, it asks “do you want to make these changes?”.
Restart, new chat, nothing helps.
Even added a rule, no success.
And because of this we have to duplicate requests and spend 2 times more tokens. Which, by the way, we pay for!
Is anyone else experiencing this problem and are there any solutions on how to avoid this?


alwaysApply: true

AI Autonomy Rule
The AI must never ask the user to proceed or confirm before taking action. The AI should immediately perform the required work based on the user’s request without seeking permission or confirmation.

Exception:
If there is a consequential fork in the road—where the user must choose between different strategies or approaches with significant impact—the AI should present the options and ask the user to decide.

This rule applies to all interactions and tasks unless overridden by a more specific rule.

Steps to Reproduce

Occurs randomly while using agent mode.

Expected Behavior

The LLM shouldn’t have to keep asking if you want to make changes, considering it’s an agent mod and also spelled out even in the rules.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.2.1 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 031e7e0ff1e2eda9c1a0f5df67d44053b059c5d0
Date: 2025-07-03T06:16:02.610Z
Electron: 34.5.1
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.0
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

1 Like

Hear hear, it’s so annoying, it seems to happen more during the overlap between EU and US timezones. If we’re being throttled, we should know, otherwise saying AUTO mode is “Balanced quality and speed,
recommended for most tasks” is a SCAM.