Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug In plan mode, the agent will create an initial plan, but then any conversation after that which should result in updates to the plan markdown file generally result in the agent stating that since it is in ‘plan’ mode, it canno…

Hey, thanks for the detailed report and the request ID. This is a known bug. Plan mode blocks editing files entirely, including its own .plan.md files. A few other users have hit the same thing: Plan mode cannot edit plan files (.plan.md) even though it’s supposed to Cursor unable to edit a plan …

Plan mode no longer updates plan files

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Plan mode cannot edit plan files (.plan.md) even though it’s supposed to Bug Reports plan-mode	4	291	March 13, 2026
Cursor edited a file while in plan mode Bug Reports plan-mode	2	84	April 7, 2026
Plan mode triggers code changes Bug Reports plan-mode , cli , composer	4	116	February 27, 2026
'Plan' mode is not respected by the Agent Bug Reports plan-mode	3	280	February 13, 2026
Cursor unable to edit a plan Bug Reports plan-mode	6	232	March 3, 2026

Plan mode no longer updates plan files

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