Agent Mode keeps asking approval for changes

[Edgar_Thornton]

this is also broken for me, turning off external file edit protection also fixed it for me but would not like to have it permanently be like that

[Ibrahim_Elkamali]

This is a very good comment, it indeed fixed the issue

[Gulzar (Noam Salomonski)]

Suggestion against these bugs each and every update:
add a button to DOWNGRADE the version.

[lodrixoll (Liam O'Driscoll)]

+1 please fix AND make new update changes more clear before installing - standard software practice

[andrewh (Andrew Milich)]

Are all the reports on windows/WSL?

[Allan_Gaunt]

My example is, yes.

Version: 2.1.49 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 21a2ed198584d56a91c0b996d1a09c93f8538440
Date: 2025-12-05T07:49:06.016Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

I think the most irritating thing for me is the terminal not reporting output (RID: 1e8aaf27-b4d8-4b51-a9af-9cfe5799f577)

EDIT: It is now updating files on its own (correct behaviour) so just the terminal output issue for me.

[UnknownEntity (UE)]

Yes.

Version: 2.1.49 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 21a2ed198584d56a91c0b996d1a09c93f8538440
Date: 2025-12-05T07:49:06.016Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

[mwz]

Yes windows. In my case I would see three simultaneous edits where the progress ring at the top left would just keep spinning. I did get an OS notification saying it was asking for permission, which kind of tipped me off something was wrong. But the accept button at the bottom right never appeared, even after 10+ minutes of inactivity.

Close cursor and reopen, now the approve button is present, but of course the chat session is dead. Try to tell the model ‘something went wrong, continue’ and it just repeats the cycle.

[Dina]

Thanks!

[Brx (Brox)]

been using it today and it seemed to stop doing it.

[Hellysonrp.Zion (Hellysonrp)]

I just updated Cursor and got this problem. I am NOT using WSL, but I am using Remote SSH to a Debian VM, from a Windows machine.

[Clement_Levallois1 (Clement Levallois)]

broken as well for me, had to allow external files editing - feels like a very unwanted way to fix things

[Zhiwei_Ren]

This works for me.

[andrewh (Andrew Milich)]

@Clement_Levallois1

broken as well for me, had to allow external files editing - feels like a very unwanted way to fix thingsh

What operating system are you using?

[Clement_Levallois1 (Clement Levallois)]

Windows 10 Entreprise

[tigerhix (Tiger Tang)]

@andrewh I know you guys all use Mac, but can you PLEASE make sure your updates are stable on Windows and Windows (remote WSL) before you roll them out?

EVERY DAY I am getting new issues, and it’s not just me:

Cursor version 2.1.39 has terminal bug

I am facing the same issue: check if this solves your problem. the recommended fix didn’t solve my bug: Agent Shell tool fails to spawn shell process on WSL (pid: -1) - Bug Reports - Cursor - Community Forum

Agent Shell tool fails to spawn shell process on WSL (pid: -1)

Got the exact same problem

Accept Editing File Bug (since 2.0v)

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug I have been getting “Accept Editing” request to edit he files multiple times per day, very very annoying. -It is inside the project, i also disabled all “prevent from editing” options -It was working fine before Cursor 2.x -It sometimes doesn’t ask, sometimes asks, confusing -I don’t have any agents editing this file, only ONE chat active(open) Steps to Reproduce Just regular working on a project, it will ask suddenly …

This is seriously affecting my productivity - I am paying Cursor >$2k a month and this is the software stability you’re providing to your power users? I am seriously considering to switch to Windsurf or Antigravity. At least I do not need to spend half of my time debugging why Cursor stops working again.

Incredibly frustrating.

[Chrispyy (Chris)]

Also happening on MacOS (26.1). I updated this morning and now have the same issue.

• Doesn’t ask for all files.
• Turning off external file protection didn’t make a difference for me.
• I am in a workspace with multiple folders and repositories.

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[zw_c]

I meet the same question

[shibz]

same, every file in the code base need to be “accepted” to be edited

[RossPfeiffer (Ross)]

fukck. i am running into the same issue. before cursor could run scripts in the CLI and everything. now it’s crippled and i have to constantly hold it’s hand.

are legacy version available anywhere? this has tremendously slowed me down.