No diff/preview for generated code via chat

[Giov (Gi)]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Cursor auto-accepts most (but not all) of the AI-generated code changes in the main code editor without any user confirmation

Steps to Reproduce

Ask the chat on the right side to edit any code file, and see that it auto applies most of the changes without showing the diff. It does sometimes show a diff for a couple changes

Expected Behavior

A diff/preview is shown for all of the chat’s code changes, and the user approves or rejects it

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.5.17 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 7b98dcb824ea96c9c62362a5e80dbf0d1aae4770
Date: 2026-02-17T05:58:33.110Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.3.0
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.3.0

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Auto

Additional Information

Started happening today

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

[Giov (Gi)]

Found that the same issue I’m encountering was already reported here: Only some diffs are shown whhen agent makes changes

[deanrie]

Hey, this is a known issue, and you’ve already found the right thread: Only some diffs are shown when the agent makes changes.

The team is aware. Your post helps increase visibility and priority.

For now, one thing that sometimes helps is Cmd+Shift+P > Developer: Reload Window after applying changes. It doesn’t always work, but it’s worth a try.

I’ll close this as a duplicate, please follow updates in the link above.

[Colin]

Hey there.

This should be fixed in the latest versions of 2.5, as well as 2.6. Please raise a new thread if you’re still facing an issue!