Issues with Agent mode. Stops abrustly with just an affirmation message

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Describe the Bug

Agent mode has been very frustrating since last week. I see the response saying the task will progress but it never happens. The agent replies back with a confirmation and stops. Does not implement what I asked. This happened multiple times in last 1 week.

This was never the case before.

Steps to Reproduce

I usually create a plan and ask cursor agent to implement it phase wise. Since last week, the agent says its implementing something but never starts implenting. I confirm multiple times and still just get back a affrimation message and nothing else.

Expected Behavior

Once I give a prompt with a go ahead, it should start implementing like it used to do before.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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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

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Auto

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

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Hey, this is a known issue. If you switch modes Plan or Ask to Agent in the same chat, the UI can get out of sync with what the model actually receives. It may think it is still in Plan or Ask mode, so it gives confirmations instead of editing files.

Two workarounds:

  1. New chat: open a fresh chat with Cmd+I and start directly in Agent mode, instead of switching mid chat.
  2. Mode confirmation trick: if you want to keep context in the same chat, after switching to Agent mode, tell the model explicitly: You are in Agent mode. Edit the files directly. This usually snaps it back.

The team is aware of this. Similar reports for reference:

Also, you are on 2.6.11. The latest stable is further ahead. Updating might help with some edge cases, even though the core issue is still being tracked.

Let me know if the workaround helps.

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Hey @Karteek_Joshi!

The agent mode stopping abruptly issue has been fixed in a recent Cursor update. Updating to the latest version should resolve this. If you’re still experiencing this on the latest version of Cursor, please raise a new thread and we’ll take a look.