How can I set up the editor in Cursor to auto-approve?

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Cursor Version:

Version: 2.1.50 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 56f0a83df8e9eb48585fcc4858a9440db4cc7770
Date: 2025-12-06T23:39:52.834Z (1 day ago)
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

I am constantly prompted to ‘Accept’ and have to click it repeatedly. I recall that previous versions did not require this frequent clicking.

I also unable to locate any setting for enabling automatic acceptance.
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hi, this is in Settings > Agent > Auto-Run

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More info is available in our Docs Terminal | Cursor Docs

Note that if you allow Run Everything you accept the responsibility if AI takes wrong actions. I recommend to run it in a virtual machine so it can not cause harm to your computer.

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Can I auto approve .sh files? doesn’t work even with Auto Run set to “Run Everything”.