Lose track of the agent

[user1717 (Two One2022)]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

there is no signs of the agnet is working but it is. and i didnt even notice that because the chat area just stuck at the “Summarizing chat context”, until i look at the file tree and it’s already been writing the code and creating files.

Steps to Reproduce

when i try to make the agent go to implement the plan, i said “ok” and then the agent used askQuestion tool. i didnt answer that and used slash summarize command. After i saw the “Chat summarized”, i answered it with option A. To my surprise, the chat area is not showing the agent start to work but the “Summarizing chat context”. i waited some time then noticed that it’s been working already because of the new files showed in the folder

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 2.4.37 (system setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 7b9c34466f5c119e93c3e654bb80fe9306b6cc70
Date: 2026-02-12T23:15:35.107Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.2.7
Chromium: 142.0.7444.235
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.21-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

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ef1f80fe-43ee-4e8b-8105-f11fec956710

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the detailed report. The screenshot and repro steps really helped.

I see the issue. After using /summarize while the agent still had an unfinished askQuestion, the chat UI got stuck on “Summarizing chat context” even though the agent was actively working in the background (creating files and writing code). That’s definitely a bug. The agent shouldn’t make changes without any visible feedback in the chat.

I’ve shared this with the team along with your Request ID.

As a temporary workaround, try not to use /summarize while the agent still has an unanswered question. Answer the question first, then run summarization if needed.

Let me know if this happens again.