Background agent forgot about got remote access

Bug Reports
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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Background Agent (GitHub, Slack, Web, Linear)

Describe the Bug

During a background agent session the background agent forgot it had got remote access and refused to acknowledge that it in fact did.

Steps to Reproduce

Unknown beyond a long session. Although the auto push was being rejected due to a workflow introducing an upstream conflict.

Expected Behavior

It should run git push when I ask it so I can diagnose the problem.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Not applicable as it was using the wen client.

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Gpt 5

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the report. It looks like a context/state issue where the agent lost its remote access permissions during a long session.

To help the team investigate, please share:

  • The Request ID from this session (top right menu in the web chat > Copy Request ID)
  • Approximately how long the session ran and how many interactions occurred before the issue
  • Whether the agent successfully used remote access earlier in the same session
  • Whether starting a fresh agent session resolved it

I’ll pass this to the team, as it’s a clear reliability issue with the background agent.

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