Creating a new file and applying from a worktree fails to create a file

[HunterMontgomery]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Applying from a worktree does not write context of file, it just creates the file

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a fresh directory
2. Run git init
3. Open this directory in cursor
4. Ask any model to write the text “Hello world” in hello.txt using a worktree
5. Click apply
6. Open hello.txt from the IDE, the text fails to save. It works fine if you don’t use a worktree

Expected Behavior

When clicking apply, the contents of the file are also written instead of the file just being created.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.2.20 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: b3573281c4775bfc6bba466bf6563d3d498d1070
Date: 2025-12-12T06:29:26.017Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631

For AI issues: which model did you use?

composer-1 and grok-code-fast-1

Additional Information

this is the 6th breaking bug that has affected me in the past two months

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue with worktree in version 2.2.20 - the agent creates new files, but when you click “apply,” the content isn’t saved to disk, leaving the files empty. The team is investigating this.