Custom context size (200K) not reflected in status bar — still shows 1M

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When I set the context size to 200K in model options, the status bar still displays “103.1K / 1M context used”. The denominator does not update. This also means auto-compression won’t trigger at the correct threshold relative to 200K.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Select Claude Opus 4.6 as the model
  2. Open model options, set Context to 200K
  3. Check the status bar at the bottom of the chat

Expected Behavior

Status bar should show “xxx / 200K context used” and auto-compression should trigger relative to the 200K limit.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.7.0-pre.158.patch.0
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 11e7a0514e3c19ee0ed19b37725c111fe5fb44f0
Date: 2026-03-28T10:42:16.149Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Nightly
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.4.0

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Claude Opus 4.6

Additional Information

Auto/Premium modes are unaffected. The issue only appears when manually setting context size in model options.

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the detailed report and the screenshot. I see the issue. The status bar is taking the context limit from the model catalog entry (1M for Opus 4.6), not from the custom value you set in model options.

This is a confirmed bug. I’ve shared it with the team.

Let me know if you notice anything else.