# Approve file edits

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/approve-file-edits/144942>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [December 2, 2025, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/approve-file-edits/144942 "2025-12-02T02:55:26Z")\
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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:** [December 2, 2025, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/approve-file-edits/144942/2 "2025-12-02T05:02:10Z")

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Hey, thanks for the report. I see that in v2.1.44, the agent asks to confirm edits inline, but the confirmation button sometimes doesn’t appear (more often with Composer).

It seems to overlap with worktree/protection bugs:

- Similar issue: [Cursor agent keeps asking for "Accept" for file edits](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-agent-keeps-asking-for-accept-for-file-edits/144721) - temporarily disabling External-File/Dotfile Protection helps
- Accepted answer: [Accept Editing File Bug (since 2.0v)](https://forum.cursor.com/t/accept-editing-file-bug-since-2-0v/141750) - known bug: `.cursor/worktrees` mistakenly considered as configs
- Sandbox + worktrees: [Cursor 2.0 Agent in Git Worktree asks to write to every file inside the worktree](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-2-0-agent-in-git-worktree-asks-to-write-to-every-file-inside-the-worktree/140891) - temporarily switch Agent → Auto-Run Mode to “Run Everything”

Temporary workaround:

- Settings → Agents → Auto-Run Mode → Run Everything
- Temporarily disable External-File Protection and Dotfile Protection
- Ask the model to use relative paths when editing

Could you please share:

- A screenshot/video of the agent chat when the confirmation button is missing
- Errors from Help \> Toggle Developer Tools \> Console at that moment
- Logs from View \> Output \> Cursor and Agents for the same session
- Output of commands:
- In the repo root: `git worktree list` `git status`
- In the active worktree: `git status`
- Indicate if it reproduces without Composer (e.g., with Auto/Chat)

Please provide this data and I’ll pass it on to the team.

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