Git commit message does not support language specification

[xuanyuanli (李 轩辕)]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I have clearly specified Chinese as my primary language in the AGENTS.md file, yet Generate Commit Message still outputs content in English, which is really frustrating. Is there any configuration option to set the language for Generate Commit Message?

Steps to Reproduce

See screenshot

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.5.17 (system setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: d5b2fc092e16007956c9e5047f76097b9e626ca0
Date: 2026-05-20T02:43:31.559Z
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

[Colin]

Hey @xuanyuanli

It is possible to use a .cursorrules file to write instructions that get passed to the commit generation.

How to change "generate commit message" language?

My commit history consists only of English and Korean, yet the AI provides responses in Polish whenever I instruct it to do so. This proves that it’s following the specific instructions in the .cursorrules file included in the prompt, rather than simply mimicking my past activity // .cursorrules ## Commit Message Rules ### language Commit messages are written in Język polski language. ### headers Message must start with following headers - **[Release]**: Major feature (e.g. project complet…

It’s not ideal that this doesn’t work with other Rule types (User rules, for example), but it should unblock you!