It is impossible to run multiple agents without initializing git

Bug Reports
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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

If you open Cursor in a folder where Git is not initialized, you cannot select multiple models for a multi-agent task. Cursor does not tell you why the function cannot be started.

The problem persists even if you initialize Git through the terminal inside Cursor. The problem only goes away when the folder is reopened or Cursor is restarted.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open an empty folder
  2. In the Agent’s chat, select the multi-agent mode
  3. Try to choose an additional model
  4. Multi-agent mode has been turned off automatically

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.0.34 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 45fd70f3fe72037444ba35c9e51ce86a1977ac10
Date: 2025-10-29T06:51:29.202Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

1 Like
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Hey, thanks for the report. Could you update to the latest version and let me know if the issue still persists?

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I am actually seeing the same behavior as in the original report.

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And, I am seeing that Cloud Agents (formerly background agents) need git to work.

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So, I am seeing a mixup here. Is it a bug?

If git worktrees is the fundamental concept behind multiple agent runs, that can explain the git requirement.