Remember Chat Mode (Ask/Agent) for the Existing Chat Records

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I frequently use “Ask” mode to prevent unintentional code modifications. However, I’ve noticed that when I close and reopen Cursor, my existing chat sessions that were set to “Ask” mode are automatically reverted to “Agent” mode. This has led to a few instances where Cursor modified my files when I wasn’t expecting it to.

I’m aware of the “Default Mode” setting, but it only applies to newly created chats and doesn’t solve this issue for existing ones.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Create a new chat session.

  2. Manually set the mode for this session to Ask mode.

  3. Have a conversation, then completely close the Cursor application.

  4. Reopen Cursor and navigate back to that same chat session.

Expected Behavior

The chat mode should be remembered and remain as Ask mode, just as I left it. Each chat session should persist its own mode setting independently.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.7.9 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: d44e0b8c64929a5174b4bc2b1cb43f1440bac1c0
Date: 2025-09-25T21:26:04.608Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045

Additional Information

Current Behavior: The chat mode has reset itself to Agent mode.

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the report. We’ll investigate it.

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