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Cursor AI editor forgets recent edits due to context compression

Cursor, an AI-powered code editor, is experiencing issues with its context compression feature, causing it to forget recent edits. This problem arises when the editor compresses older messages to stay within its context window limits, and edits made via tool outputs with diffs are lost. The user suggests protecting recent edits in the compression algorithm rather than requiring frequent session restarts. AI

IMPACT A bug in Cursor's context management could hinder its effectiveness for complex coding tasks.

RANK_REASON User reports a bug in a specific software product.

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Adept_Celebration_71 ·

    Cursor compression sometimes forgets edits that happened two minutes ago

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I have been stress testing Cursor on a long refactoring session. The symptom is consistent: after about sixty tool calls the agent edits a file, then two minutes later it reintroduces a change it already made because the edit got lost in compress…