Cloud Agent stuck in Ask Mode

[DavidClark314 (David Clark)]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

My cloud agent is stuck in Ask mode, even though I have not selected it. It can’t make changes and always says it’s in Ask mode. Happens with Opus/Auto/whatever - doesn’t seem agent related.

Steps to Reproduce

I confirmed if I start a new cloud agent, it is in Agent mode. If I switch to Ask mode, it’s in Ask mode. If I take away ask mode, it’s STILL in Ask mode!

Expected Behavior

When I remove the green “Ask” bubble from the prompt, the agent should be back to Agent mode.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 3.1.17
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: fce1e9ab7844f9ea35793da01e634aa7e50bce90
Date: 2026-04-19T19:33:58.189Z
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 24.6.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[deanrie]

Hey, this is a known bug. Cloud agents currently have no way to switch the mode back after it gets stuck in Ask mode because the SwitchMode tool is disabled on the server for background agents, and there’s no toggle in the Web or Glass UI. Removing the Ask pill unfortunately doesn’t reset the persisted state.

Workaround: start a new cloud agent, it starts in Agent mode by default. For now, you can’t continue the broken thread in Agent mode.

We’re tracking this internally. A quick fix is already in progress that will block non-Agent modes for cloud agents. I can’t share an ETA yet, but I’ll post an update in the thread when I have one.