Ask mode code decoration (apply/copy) gone in Version: 1.6

Bug Reports
1

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

On a Mac running Sequoia the Version: 1.6.45 has lost the copy (twin square icon) and apply (triangle arrow with name of currently in focus editing tab) decorations in the ASK mode.

This makes careful use of the ask mode much more difficult

Steps to Reproduce

Open a folder containing code
Enter ask mode (auto or selected model makes no difference)
Ask a question about existing code that will suggest a code change
Observe the code change

Expected Behavior

In “observe the code change” with the existing code highlighted in the edit pane, observe the suggested change:

See the copy icon (twin staggered squares)
See the apply icon (horizontal triangle) with wording “Apply to [open filename]”

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.6.45
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 3ccce8f55d8cca49f6d28b491a844c699b8719a0
Date: 2025-09-22T18:22:38.013Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.6.0

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Sonnet 4

Additional Information

Occasionally copy/apply will appear in older asks in the context, but none in newer

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

2

Same issue here

3

Hey, thanks for the report! This looks like a bug, the Copy and Apply buttons should appear in Ask mode for code suggestions. The fact that they sometimes show in older asks but disappear in newer ones confirms it, though I can’t repro it on my side.

It’s likely related to recent changes in how Ask mode renders code suggestions. Since you’re on the latest version and both of you see the issue, I recommend:

  1. Fully restart Cursor
  2. If that doesn’t help, wait for the next update, as this appears to be a UI rendering bug that needs a fix

Let me know if this helps.

5

Full restart of cursor did not help. Will await update hopefully

1 Like
6

If I drag and drop a file with more than ~95 lines, the apply/copy buttons disappear. If i click on context in the chat and manually add the context files to ask questions to it, the apply/copy options are available. It seems to be tied to the context length when dragging files into the chat

My temporary fix is to downgrade to 1.5.5, at least the apply/copy buttons are available and working there