VScode Diff decoration menu missing in Cursor - cannot enable gutter git staged colors

Bug Reports
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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

In Vscode they added since may build a Diff decoration menu when right clicking the gutter.

The option enables users to show decorations for staged changes rendered as dark or transparent-looking compared to unstaged changes as an option, instead of not rendering anything at all when staged. (See image below)

in Cursor it seems

editorGutter.addedSecondaryBackground
editorGutter.modifiedSecondaryBackground
editorGutter.deletedSecondaryBackground

exist but are protected and there is no way to enable that option, even though Cursor build is on September.

Steps to Reproduce

Right click gutter, no Diff decorations menu or possibility to enable decoration for staged changes.

Expected Behavior

We should have the same behavior or a way to enable these options

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

diff deco.png
diff deco.png914×437 43.4 KB

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.1.26 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: f628a4761be40b8869ca61a6189cafd14756dff0
Date: 2025-11-24T05:39:06.655Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the report. I’ll pass it to the team.

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4

I waited months for Cursor to update to VSCode 1.100+ specifically for this feature, but to my great disappointment, after the long-awaited update, this feature is missing. I’m very dissatisfied.

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