Can't figure out how to automatically run bugbot only once when the PR opens

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

BugBot

Describe the Bug

I’d like to be able to have bugbot review a PR whenever the PR is opened, and later on only have subsequent bugbot reviews be triggered by “@cursor review” mentions

Steps to Reproduce

Set “Run once per PR” on team repo setting, and then “Only Run Once Automatically” in My Settings. (doesn’t matter what I choose for “Ony Run When Mentioned”, yes or no will give the same result).

Bugbot will not trigger when the PR is opened

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.5.26
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 7d96c2a03bb088ad367615e9da1a3fe20fbbc6a0
Date: 2026-02-26T04:57:56.825Z (1 wk ago)
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.4.0
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.0
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.3.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

Hey, thanks for the detailed report with screenshots.

I think the issue might be a conflict between settings at two levels. Both the team-level “Run Once Per PR” and your personal “Only Run Once Automatically” do basically the same thing. They tell BugBot to run once and skip later commits. If both are enabled at the same time, it can cause unexpected behavior.

Try this. Turn OFF the team-level “Run Once Per PR” and keep only the personal settings:

  • Only Run When Mentioned = OFF
  • Only Run Once Automatically = ON

This should give you the exact behavior you want. It will auto-review when a PR opens, it won’t auto-review on later pushes, and you can still trigger it manually with @cursor review anytime.

Make sure to test on a new PR after changing the settings. Existing PRs might not pick up the change.

If that doesn’t help, a couple of questions:

  1. Does @cursor review work manually on this repo?
  2. Can you share the BugBot request ID from a PR where it didn’t trigger? You can find it in the logs in the Bugbot dashboard.

Let me know how it goes.

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