Can't find a way to run an agent on a worktree

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I initialize a new agent task in a worktree, but the task begins locally instead.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. New Agent
  2. Choose “Worktree”
  3. Submit prompt
    It’s not in a worktree

Expected Behavior

It should be in a worktree.

Is worktree creation now up to agents? This is a problem because:

  1. That’s not what the UI implies.
  2. Now all benign terminal commands require approval instead of auto-running.
  3. Apparently, one of my agents failed to create a work tree, or moved changes to main without asking, I didn’t realize it AND I PERMANENTLY DELETED UNTRACKED FILES IN THE DIFF VIEW, THINKING THEY WERE MISTAKENLY COPIED TO THE WORKTREE. But in fact, it was not the worktree because I guess the agent didn’t create a worktree like asked?! Those untracked files are now gone.

I have so far found Cursor 3 to be a major usability AND FILE INTEGRITY regression.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 3.0.4
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 63715ffc1807793ce209e935e5c3ab9b79fddc80
Date: 2026-04-02T09:36:23.265Z
Layout: glass
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 22.6.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor