CursorAI/CLI/Bug/RateLimit

• Expected Behavior

  • in cursor-agent
    • if model runs out of rate limit
      • interactive TUI mode or CLI mode
        • it displays a warning in interactive mode and displays commands to switch models
        • it is easy to set an AI/Coding/Config such that it will always fall back to a model with rate limits available and display a warning

• Behavior/Observed

  • in cursor-agent
    • if model runs out of rate limit
      • interactive TUI mode
        • the agent does not respond and no error is displays
      • CLI mode
        • it displays a warning in interactive mode and exits with code 1
  • When trying to run cursor-agent in interactive mode, I've encountered times when the agent just wouldn't respond and it would not show an error.
  • To see the error, use --exec --print, which will show an Error like:

    • S: Increase limits for faster responses claude-4.6-opus-high-thinking is not available in the slow pool. Please switch to auto or Auto.
      💡 Command failed with exit code 1. Press Enter to fix.

• Workaround

  • CLI
    • 1 - list models
      • CursorAI/CLI/list-models

        • cursor-agent --list-models
          Available models
          
          auto - Auto
          composer-1.5 - Composer 1.5
          composer-1 - Composer 1
          gpt-5.3-codex - GPT-5.3 Codex
          gpt-5.3-codex-low - GPT-5.3 Codex Low
          gpt-5.3-codex-high - GPT-5.3 Codex High
          gpt-5.3-codex-xhigh - GPT-5.3 Codex Extra High
          gpt-5.3-codex-fast - GPT-5.3 Codex Fast
          gpt-5.3-codex-low-fast - GPT-5.3 Codex Low Fast
          gpt-5.3-codex-high-fast - GPT-5.3 Codex High Fast
          gpt-5.3-codex-xhigh-fast - GPT-5.3 Codex Extra High Fast
          gpt-5.2 - GPT-5.2
          gpt-5.2-codex - GPT-5.2 Codex
          gpt-5.2-codex-high - GPT-5.2 Codex High
          gpt-5.2-codex-low - GPT-5.2 Codex Low
          gpt-5.2-codex-xhigh - GPT-5.2 Codex Extra High
          gpt-5.2-codex-fast - GPT-5.2 Codex Fast
          gpt-5.2-codex-high-fast - GPT-5.2 Codex High Fast
          gpt-5.2-codex-low-fast - GPT-5.2 Codex Low Fast
          gpt-5.2-codex-xhigh-fast - GPT-5.2 Codex Extra High Fast
          gpt-5.1-codex-max - GPT-5.1 Codex Max
          gpt-5.1-codex-max-high - GPT-5.1 Codex Max High
          opus-4.6-thinking - Claude 4.6 Opus (Thinking)  (current, default)
          gpt-5.2-high - GPT-5.2 High
          opus-4.6 - Claude 4.6 Opus
          opus-4.5 - Claude 4.5 Opus
          opus-4.5-thinking - Claude 4.5 Opus (Thinking)
          sonnet-4.6 - Claude 4.6 Sonnet
          sonnet-4.6-thinking - Claude 4.6 Sonnet (Thinking)
          sonnet-4.5 - Claude 4.5 Sonnet
          sonnet-4.5-thinking - Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Thinking)
          gpt-5.1-high - GPT-5.1 High
          gemini-3.1-pro - Gemini 3.1 Pro
          gemini-3-pro - Gemini 3 Pro
          gemini-3-flash - Gemini 3 Flash
          gpt-5.1-codex-mini - GPT-5.1 Codex Mini
          grok - Grok
          
          Tip: use --model <id> (or /model <id> in interactive mode) to switch.

    • 2 - specify model id each time
      • cursor-agent --print --exec --model <id> <prompt>