Hey there, im using cursor for a while now, its awesome but I think its missing a key feature. There should be some sort of “planning mode” when doing inputs to the LLM of your choice. The current composer is nice for things where you know a solution or have at least something in mind. But when I…

exactly the idea implemented here which works great: Plan vs Act modes - Showcase - Cursor - Community Forum I hope it will become a cursor features in the next release. @deanrie

Hey, we are looking at a planning feature internally, but have no ETA or finished feature to show, so you may have to wait a bit for something to be available to all users!

Hey thanks for the feedback, it is appreciated, hopefully you will be able to tackle this task as soon as possible :raised_hands:

Can you not add this to the global settings within cursor settings?

It seems to have arrived. Not clear what it does exactly..

Planning mode is quite good! But could you allow it for free models as it was from the start?

Planning Mode Feature

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andrewh (Andrew Milich) September 30, 2025, 2:50am 7

Plan Mode is out as a beta setting! Please send us feedback.

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Planning Mode Feature

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