Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?
Cursor IDE
Describe the Bug
I have the issue that multiple instances of Cursor share/sync the same mode (Agents or Editor).
For ex, I open first Cursor instance with project 1 and select the Editor mode. Then I open second Cursor instance for project 2 with the Agents mode. But I notice that when I got back to project 1, then it has the Agents mode as project 2. And if I select Editor mode in project 1, then the project 2 changes to Editor mode automatically. They should have their own mode, should not share/sync the same mode for both.
I didn’t have this issue on the previous version v2.3.15 on macOS. So for now, I downgraded to the old version v2.3.15 while waiting for a fix.
If it’s not a bug, then can anyone please tell me how to fix it. Thanks in advance.
Steps to Reproduce
- Open first Cursor instance with project 1 and select the
Editormode. - Then open second Cursor instance for project 2 with the
Agentsmode. - When got back to project 1, then it has the
Agentsmode as project 2. - And if select
Editormode in project 1, then the project 2 changes toEditormode automatically.
Expected Behavior
They should have their own mode, should not share/sync the same mode for both.
Operating System
MacOS
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
Version: 2.3.41 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 2ca326e0d1ce10956aea33d54c0e2d8c13c58a30
Date: 2026-01-16T19:14:00.150Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.2.0
Does this stop you from using Cursor
No - Cursor works, but with this issue