Cursor Settings window layout

Support Bug Reports
1

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

The Cursor Settings window layout for Agents shows the allowed commands so badly that they are unreadable.

Steps to Reproduce

Open the Cursor settings window and select Agents.

Expected Behavior

Use the space better.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.1.14 (system setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: d8673fb56ba50fda33ad78382000b519bb8acb70
Date: 2026-04-14T01:39:23.679Z
Layout: editor
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: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

5

Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue. Commands in the allowlist get cut off because the settings container has a limited width. The team is aware.

For now, you can use a workaround. Manage the allowlist via ~/.cursor/permissions.json:

{
  "terminalAllowlist": [
    "git add",
    "git checkout",
    "mkdir",
    "git status",
    "git diff"
  ]
}

This file takes priority over the UI list. Cursor watches the file for changes, so you don’t need to restart. More details in this thread Allowlist still visually truncates long commands

10

Hey @redstar coming back to this thread with an update. Over the last few months we’ve made some solid improvements to the Settings window layout. The command allowlist now uses the full width of the settings window, and entries wrap, so it should be much easier to read than in 3.1.14.

Update Cursor to the latest version via Cmd+Shift+P or Ctrl+Shift+P then run Check for Updates, and check it under Settings > Agents. If it still looks cramped on the latest version, please start a new thread with an updated screenshot and your version, and we’ll take a look.

Closing this for now. If anything else comes up, just post here.