# Custom Mode Expansion Support

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/custom-mode-expansion-support/132618>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [September 4, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/custom-mode-expansion-support/132618 "2025-09-04T18:45:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![SM\_89](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@SM\_89](https://forum.cursor.com/u/SM_89)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/custom-mode-expansion-support/132618/1 "2025-09-04T18:45:43Z")

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### Feature request for product/service

Cursor IDE

### Describe the request

I utilize custom modes to refine task and rule delegation. I have actually great success with rule delegation in combination with a custom mode, but they are a fuss to use in the current UX. Currently you are limited to only 6 custom modes, and the only way to update the instructions is within the `tiny, tiny, tiny` custom mode edit window through the advanced settings.

Ideally, like rules, I would like to see a modes directory within `./cursor`, much like copilots `mode.chatmode.md` pattern, for easy of use of modifying instructions, and configuring toolsets. This would also make sharing amoung teams much easier.

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**Author:** ![Greg\_Grillone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f14d63/32.png) [@Greg\_Grillone](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Greg_Grillone)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/custom-mode-expansion-support/132618/2 "2025-10-23T15:05:21Z")

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+1 I’ve been waiting for this to come.

Is the problem that there is a max limit to the number of custom modes that can be added? I know semi-recently they increased that max by 2. I would also like to see there be no max limit there, I have several (I treat them as skills) and keep having to delete/create when switching