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Cursor IDE agentic mode AI responses criticized for gibberish output

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A user on Reddit is experiencing issues with the agentic mode in the Cursor IDE, where the AI responses are nonsensical and unhelpful. The problem persists across different AI models, and attempts to adjust the AI's response style through rules have been unsuccessful. The user describes the AI's output as "mind shortcuts" that sound intelligent but lack substance, often ignoring specific requests for detail and providing gibberish instead. AI

IMPACT Indicates potential issues with the implementation of agentic AI features in developer tools.

RANK_REASON User-reported issue with a specific feature of an AI-powered tool.

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Cursor IDE agentic mode AI responses criticized for gibberish output

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/tom-smykowski-dev ·

    How to fix response style in agentic mode?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I have a problem that is hard to describe. In short, in agentic mode AI answers gibberish, and in IDE mode not.</p> <p>It doesn't depend on the model type. I've tried various rules to change that but I can't figure out how to fix it.</p> <p>In ag…

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