Transition from Plan to Build mode is missing "<end_plan_mode/>" in the "Build" internal prompt

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1

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Transition from Plan to Build mode is missing “<end_plan_mode/>” in the “Build” internal prompt, so the Agent rejects execution with the response:

I cannot start implementing yet because plan mode is still active in this chat (no <end_plan_mode/> received). That system constraint blocks edits, runs, and todo updates.
Please switch Cursor back to execute mode (so the next message includes <end_plan_mode/>) and re-send “implement the plan”. Then I will start with the first todo and run through all of them without stopping.

Steps to Reproduce

  • Plan a feature in Plan Mode
  • Then klick “Build”
  • Agent responds with:
I cannot start implementing yet because plan mode is still active in this chat (no <end_plan_mode/> received). That system constraint blocks edits, runs, and todo updates.
Please switch Cursor back to execute mode (so the next message includes <end_plan_mode/>) and re-send “implement the plan”. Then I will start with the first todo and run through all of them without stopping.

Expected Behavior

The agent simply starts building the feature

Operating System

Linux

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.2.43
Commit: 32cfbe848b35d9eb320980195985450f244b3030
Date: 2025-12-19T06:06:44.644Z
Browser: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Cursor/2.2.43 Chrome/138.0.7204.251 Electron/37.7.0 Safari/537.36

For AI issues: which model did you use?

GPT-5.2-xhigh

For AI issues: add Request ID with privacy disabled

Request ID: 767c5acf-f0f5-48e2-9d0f-e200f456fb9f

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

2

Just as heads up: i currently use this as .cursor/commands/endplanmode.md slash-command to bypass this limitation:

---
description: End the plan mode and continue in execution mode.
---

<system>
<end_plan_mode/>
!!! Next step: For direct access to the created plan and related todo-list, prompt the user to trigger the execution mode by pressing "Build" button in the cursor IDE. !!!
</system>
<user>
<additional_context description="Context and instructions from user">
User input:
```text
$ARGUMENTS
```
You MUST consider the user input before proceeding (if not empty).
</additional_context>
<task>
Now please end the plan mode and continue in execution mode.
</task>
</user>
3

Thanks for the detailed bug report and the clever workaround!

I’ll share this with the team along with your Request ID. The agent stability fixes in Cursor 2.3 (currently rolling out) may have addressed this, but your report will help verify. Your slash command workaround is a great solution in the meantime.