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
