Plan mode triggers code changes

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor CLI

Describe the Bug

Plan mode triggers code changes

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Plan mode creates a plan
  2. Continue in plan mode and give a prompt which requires composer to change the plan
  3. You can see the code is changed instead of the plan although still being in plan mode

Expected Behavior

Plan changes and not the code itself

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 2.5.20 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 511523af765daeb1fa69500ab0df5b6524424610
Date: 2026-02-19T20:41:31.942Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.4.0
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.0
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Composer 1.5

For AI issues: add Request ID with privacy disabled

077ae00b-6351-4060-9822-9de41df82e40

d1dc96e8-423e-4e4f-aaca-e342b361d686

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

Hey, thanks for the report.

This is a known issue. Planning mode sometimes ignores its limits and starts making code changes directly. This isn’t specific to Composer 1.5 or the CLI. We’ve seen similar reports across different models and setups.

A few workarounds that might help:

  • Start a new chat when switching to planning mode, especially after a long conversation. In long threads, the model is more likely to lose the planning mode constraint.
  • If you need to change an existing plan, try rephrasing your request to clearly ask for a plan update, like “update the plan to include X,” instead of wording that could be read as a request to take action.

Let us know if it keeps happening.

I tried both workarounds, unfortunately not working and still bypassing its plan mode limits

Hello, any news on that?

Hey, sorry for the delay. The workarounds I mentioned don’t always help, and that’s a fair point.

This issue is still open on our side. The team knows that Plan mode doesn’t reliably follow its read-only limits, especially in longer conversations. We don’t have an ETA for a fix yet, but your report helps us prioritize it.

Let me know if you have any questions.

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