Cursor Team Spend Limit keeps auto-increasing despite fixed setting

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I’ve been running into a persistent issue with the Team Spend Limit in Cursor and wanted to check if others are experiencing the same thing.

I’ve set a fixed spend limit, expecting it to strictly cap usage. However, I’ve noticed that roughly every hour, the limit automatically increases on its own, as if it’s switching back to a dynamic mode. This makes it impossible to actually enforce a hard cap on team spending.

What I expected:

  • Fixed limit should remain constant

  • Spending should stop once the limit is reached

What’s happening instead:

  • Limit gradually increases over time (about every hour)

  • It behaves like a dynamic/adaptive limit even though it’s set to fixed

  • This defeats the purpose of having cost control

Has anyone else encountered this?

Is this a bug, or is there some hidden setting or behavior I might be missing?

Would really appreciate any insights or workarounds. Thanks!

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