Cannot create custom mode

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

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I’ve created 5 custom modes, and now there is no “Add Custom Mode” option at the bottom of the mode selector dropdown. The “Add Custom Mode” option appears for ~2 seconds after I reload the window but then disappears.

If you are capping the number of custom modes, this approach of just not showing the “Add Custom Mode” option is a very frustrating UI decision, given that it appears to the user as a bug.

Why would you cap the number of modes?

Steps to Reproduce

Create 5 custom modes in the Cursor IDE

Expected Behavior

I want to create >5 custom modes

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.7.17 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 34881053400013f38e2354f1479c88c9067039a0
Date: 2025-09-29T03:10:26.099Z
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

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

2

Hey, yes, there’s a limit on custom modes. Along with the existing modes, there can be a total of 8. But we might create an option to set the number of modes.