How to disable subagent

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

How can I disable subagent mode?
I don’t want to enable a subagent that uses a model or is billed separately without my control;
I want to completely disable the subagent. I’ve tried deleting the skills-cursor/create-subagent directory or SKILL.md, but it always recreates itself automatically.

Steps to Reproduce

When troubleshooting in Cursor IDE, it always automatically creates a subagent, which I don’t need at all.

Expected Behavior

There’s a switch that lets you choose whether to enable a certain skill, instead of it being completely built-in and unchangeable.

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.6.11
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 8c95649f251a168cc4bb34c89531fae7db4bd990
Date: 2026-03-03T18:57:48.001Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.6.0
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.0
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.1.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

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The built-in sub-agents (Explore, Browser, Bash) default to the faster model for efficiency—composer 1.5—but I’m on the legacy plan with only 500 requests per month, and composer 1.5 costs 2 requests each time.

As a result, even a simple question burns through a large chunk of my quota because the sub-agents spin up automatically and greedily consume the expensive composer 1.5. Is there any way to stop this? The forced, uncontrollable drain is killing my allowance.

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Hey there.

You can add a Rule to your project/user, something like “Never invoke subagents”, and it should be respected!

I signed up for a service where I expected a clear 1-prompt = 1-cost structure. The current implementation of sub-agents feels like a hidden cost that I cannot control. Please provide an option to turn off this behavior or allow us to opt-in to these extra charges manually.

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