Transcripts no longer exported in full

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

As of a few days ago, using Export Transcript in the chat window produces summaries of conversations, not complete copies. My chat transcripts have gone from being complete multi-megabyte files to a few kilobytes, even after long conversations.

It appears that Cursor is now actively excluding a number of critical categories of information from transcripts, including:

  • Actual content of files edited and changed
  • Thinking processes
  • Terminal input and output
  • Git commit statements

For example, a section of transcript that would have usually included these detailed changes now only says something like:

"I can see the issue. The text on lines (line number range) and (line number) claims (feature) support that doesn’t exist yet. Let me update this to reflect the current reality while noting that (feature) support is coming soon.

Done. Let me verify the changes look correct.

Changes applied."

Transcripts should be just that, transcripts. If I see a line of text in the chat window, it should be captured in the transcript file. Looking at my history, this behavior seems to have started after January 16, 2026.

Steps to Reproduce

  • Conduct a conversation with a model (e.g. Opus 4.5), especially one with thinking, terminal and code generation
  • Export Transcript
  • View output

Expected Behavior

Incomplete export of transcript (summaries, not actual transcripts)

Operating System

Linux

Version Information

Environment details:

Version: 2.4.21
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: dc8361355d709f306d5159635a677a571b277bc0
Date: 2026-01-22T16:57:59.675Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.2.7
Chromium: 142.0.7444.235
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.21-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.8.0-90-generic

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Opus 4.5 (thinking)

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the report, I can see the issue. Transcript export should really keep everything you can see in the chat (file changes, thinking, terminal output), not just summaries.

This looks like a regression since mid-January. I’ve passed it to the team, your report helps us prioritize it.

To help with the investigation, can you share:

  • The Request ID from the affected chat (top-right chat menu > Copy Request ID)
  • If possible, an example exported file where we can see the missing content

Let me know if you find any workaround.

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Hi Dean, thanks for the prompt response. A request ID of an example chat would be 470549c7-891f-4a99-af30-1adeda1c013a . Is there a way that I can DM you the associated transcript for this chat?

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