Agent model reset to "Auto" after update

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Seriously? Literally never want to use Auto and I only found out after it started making stupid mistakes.

Steps to Reproduce

Update

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.4.28
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: f3f5cec40024283013878b50c4f9be4002e0b580
Date: 2026-02-03T00:56:18.293Z (4 days ago)
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.2.7
Chromium: 142.0.7444.235
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.21-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.2.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

3

Hey, thanks for the report.

This is a known issue. The model settings for Agent sometimes reset after updates.

A few questions to help us understand:

  • Which model were you using before the update?
  • Is it only Agent mode, or did other modes (Ask, Plan) reset too?
  • Is this the first time, or does it happen after every update?

Temporary workaround: After updates, please check the model settings manually.

A similar feature request is here: Agent Mode-Specific Default Model Saving (saving a default model separately for each mode).

Let me know if you run into this again. It helps us understand how often it happens.

4

  • Which model were you using before the update?
    Claude Opus 4.5 or 4.6, don’t remember.

  • Is it only Agent mode, or did other modes (Ask, Plan) reset too?
    Didn’t check the other modes before I switched back to Claude. I just tried now, and they seem to be on Claude.

  • Is this the first time, or does it happen after every update?
    This might have happened months ago idk, but not recently. I’ll follow up if it happens again.