# I think its suboptimal that the "switch to plan mode" is a quicktime event that doesn't send a notification

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/i-think-its-suboptimal-that-the-switch-to-plan-mode-is-a-quicktime-event-that-doesnt-send-a-notification/153904>\
**Category:** Feedback\
**Created:** [March 6, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/i-think-its-suboptimal-that-the-switch-to-plan-mode-is-a-quicktime-event-that-doesnt-send-a-notification/153904 "2026-03-06T17:19:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Comma4741](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@Comma4741](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Comma4741)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/i-think-its-suboptimal-that-the-switch-to-plan-mode-is-a-quicktime-event-that-doesnt-send-a-notification/153904/1 "2026-03-06T17:19:35Z")

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Basically the title, i often miss it when the agent is getting an overview of the code for minutes and i dont have the window focused. I think it would be better if it would behave like a request for permission to execute a command where it notifies the user and waits for an answer.

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**Author:** ![berniedurfee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@berniedurfee](https://forum.cursor.com/u/berniedurfee)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/i-think-its-suboptimal-that-the-switch-to-plan-mode-is-a-quicktime-event-that-doesnt-send-a-notification/153904/2 "2026-03-29T02:43:04Z")

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Same, it displays the switch button for about 2 seconds then gives up. Super annoying! 🙂

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/i-think-its-suboptimal-that-the-switch-to-plan-mode-is-a-quicktime-event-that-doesnt-send-a-notification/153904/3 "2026-03-29T06:54:26Z")

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Hey, thanks for the feedback. This is a known pain point. The plan mode prompt times out on purpose to avoid blocking long-running tasks, but not being able to get it back afterward, and not getting an OS notification when you’re away from the window, is definitely not great.