GPT-5 Mini randomly executes Git actions without permission

[G4Q4 (George G)]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

GPT-5 Mini randomly runs Git actions without permission.

Steps to Reproduce

If I Use GPT-5 mini for a period of time, it will eventually start randomly committing and running other Git commands without my permission

Expected Behavior

To never run Git actions without my permission.

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.5.4 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: f48f0974d52c41214775efcb96bbb5d7acd581c0
Date: 2025-08-22T20:11:36.742Z (19 hrs ago)
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.6.0

Additional Information

I’ve only noticed this with GPT-5 Mini. (Agent mode)

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report. Do you use any rules for AI? You can also specify that it should never do this unless you ask it to.

Cursor – Rules