CLI agent is not able to select a model

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor CLI

Describe the Bug

I am no longer able to select the model I want when using Cursor CLI. If I start with the command ‘agent --model claude-opus-4-7-medium’, the model is reported as Opus 4.7 (Thinking) 300K Extra High. If I try and change model using the /model command, the only Opus 4.7 model listed is ‘Opus 4.7 (Thinking) 300K Extra High’. I am able to select ‘claude-opus-4-7-medium’ in the Cursor GUI.

Steps to Reproduce

Start the CLI in WSL with the command:

agent --model claude-opus-4-7-medium

Expected Behavior

The model used by the CLI should be claude-opus-4-7-medium

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

IDE version → 3.3.16
CLI version → v2026.05.05-84a231c

For AI issues: which model did you use?

I am attempting to use claude-opus-4-7-medium

Additional Information

This was working until very recently.

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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did you try to press “tab” in that view ? i can change it in Ubuntu 24. typing /model → “enter” → choose Opus 4.7 → Press “Tab” . there will be some selection there for effort and thinking. if you finished choosing press esc and see if it changed.
they changed from list based selection. to interactive selection in CLI.
Also one more thing FYI, if you select 1M context windows you automatically changed to max mode, without you type /max-mode

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Yep, that was it. I have what I need now. Thanks.

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Hey, glad the Tab workaround worked. The underlying issue where the --model claude-opus-4-7-medium CLI arg resolves to the base variant with default settings instead of the requested one is a known bug, and there’s no ETA for a fix yet.