# Why was start in a specific mode removed as a feature

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/why-was-start-in-a-specific-mode-removed-as-a-feature/159241>\
**Category:** Feedback\
**Created:** [April 28, 2026, 8:41am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/why-was-start-in-a-specific-mode-removed-as-a-feature/159241 "2026-04-28T08:41:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/colin/32/90452_2.png) [@Colin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/why-was-start-in-a-specific-mode-removed-as-a-feature/159241/4 "2026-04-28T14:37:24Z")

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Hi @letters-s_s! This was discussed over here.

> [@Default Mode settings does not appear in Cursor IDE to change the default setting to Ask mode](https://forum.cursor.com/t/default-mode-settings-does-not-appear-in-cursor-ide-to-change-the-default-setting-to-ask-mode/153124/4):
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> Hey there! The Default Mode setting was removed in 2.5. From the [changelog](https://cursor.com/changelog/2-5): Removed Default Mode setting so each new agent conversation begins fresh. The mode defaults to Agent for each new chat, but can be changed in the Composer.

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