Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug Cursor overthinking and token noise. Steps to Reproduce Just text shows like token noise in the thinking process. Expected Behavior It should give in plain english. Screenshots / Screen Recordings [Screenshot 2026-03-17 al…

I also have this problem, mine is on “Auto” mode and then it gets this problem, when I reselect another model it works ok.

How can i disable “Auto” mode?

Ok i disabled “auto mode” in the top right Agent tab and selected my model manually, the token noise for thinking go away. For cursor team, please let us know if there is a problem with “auto” mode and when is available. best regards

[image] Why does Cursor Auto mode display garbled text? give in plain english. [image] Just turn off and choose other model

Thank you so much! I’ve figure it out but really thank you!

Token Noise in IDE, from 17 March 2026

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Token Noise in IDE, from 17 March 2026

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