feat(cursor): support editing sent messages#30761

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Cursor threads could not edit sent messages because the provider did not support conversation rollback. This enables the existing web and desktop editing flow by restoring the Cursor SDK checkpoint for the retained turn, or clearing the checkpoint when returning to the thread start.

Rollback rejects active agents and unavailable checkpoints, closes the old SDK handle, and lets the next turn resume from the restored state. T3 continues to own file restoration and visible history. Mobile's existing queued-message editing is unchanged.

Validation: vp run check:changed passed, including 41 tests and affected-package typechecks. A live test through the implemented runner with SQLite and GPT-5 Mini confirmed that a discarded message disappears from context and that thread-start rollback clears the conversation. Interactive UI verification remains outstanding.

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packages/provider-cursor/src/server/adapter.tsline 156Outdated · e27aa9dOpen thread
……@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ export const CursorProviderCapabilitiesV2 = {
155155 supportsNestedCheckpointScopes: true,
156- providerCanRollbackConversation: false,
157- providerRollbackReturnsSnapshot: false,
156+ providerCanRollbackConversation: true,
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🔴 Critical server/adapter.ts:156

Cursor rollback commands still fail with conversation rollback is unavailable because threads.canRollbackThread remains false, and CommandPolicy.ensureRollback rejects when either rollback capability flag is false. Set canRollbackThread to true alongside these checkpoint flags so rollback reaches the implementation.

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Fixed in e51a52a7b9: Cursor now advertises threads.canRollbackThread alongside its checkpoint rollback capabilities. Added a regression test that passes the actual Cursor capabilities through CommandPolicy.ensureRollback; it failed with conversation rollback is unavailable before this fix.

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packages/provider-cursor/src/server/adapter.tsline 2836Outdated · e27aa9dOpen thread
……@@ -2801,15 +2801,65 @@ export const makeCursorAdapterV2 = Effect.fn("makeCursorAdapterV2")(function* (
2833+ Effect.onError(() => agent.session.close.pipe(Effect.ignore)),
2834+ Effect.ensuring(Ref.set(liveAgent, null)),
2835+ );
2836+ yield* Ref.set(told, null);
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After a thread-start rollback, the next startTurn omits the orchestration instructions from the empty checkpoint, leaving the resumed conversation without them. Ref.set(told, null) makes startTurn treat the conversation as unknown and infer delivery from the monotonic runOrdinal; set an explicit undelivered state for agent.nativeThreadId instead.

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Fixed in e51a52a7b9: thread-start rollback now records an explicit undelivered instruction state for the native agent instead of clearing told. Extended the existing instruction-delivery test to roll back after multiple turns, verify both orchestration and device instructions return despite the increasing run ordinal, and verify the following turn does not repeat them. The orchestration assertion failed before this fix.

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Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — Cursor now advertises sent-message editing and conversation rewind using local SDK checkpoints. Confirm that enabling these controls by default for Cursor users is intended; two blocking findings also remain concerning command availability and instruction delivery after rewind.

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The Cursor SDK now supports restoring persisted checkpoints or clearing the latest checkpoint. The provider exposes conversation rollback, updates thread state after rollback, and reports rollback support. The documentation describes checkpoint requirements.

Changes: Cursor conversation rollback

Layer / File(s)Summary
SDK checkpoint rollback
packages/provider-cursor/src/server/CursorAgentSdk.ts, packages/provider-cursor/src/server/CursorAgentSdk.test.ts
The SDK session adds rollback(runId). It validates agent and checkpoint state, restores the selected checkpoint or clears it for null, and wraps failures as agent.rollback. Tests cover missing runs, active agents, unavailable checkpoint data, and clearing the checkpoint. listMessages now uses the shared run options, including the configured store.
Provider thread rollback and capability
packages/provider-cursor/src/server/adapter.ts, packages/provider-cursor/src/server/status.ts, packages/provider-cursor/src/server/adapter.test.ts, packages/provider-cursor/src/server/driver.test.ts, packages/provider-cursor/src/server/status.test.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CursorAdapterV2.testkit.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/CommandPolicy.test.ts, docs/user/cursor.md
The provider advertises thread and conversation rollback. rollbackThread validates the target, invokes SDK rollback, resets prompt-delivery state, and returns an idle thread with an updated conversation head and empty snapshot collections. Tests cover thread-start and provider-turn rollback, instruction delivery, and policy support. Test doubles implement the new SDK method, and the replay testkit marks rollback as unrecorded. The documentation describes checkpoint requirements.

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Change: Feature

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1sequenceDiagram
2 participant rollbackThread
3 participant CursorAgentSdkSession
4 participant JsonlLocalAgentStore
5 rollbackThread->>CursorAgentSdkSession: Roll back to target run ID or null
6 CursorAgentSdkSession->>JsonlLocalAgentStore: Read run and checkpoint data
7 JsonlLocalAgentStore-->>CursorAgentSdkSession: Return checkpoint data
8 CursorAgentSdkSession-->>rollbackThread: Complete or return rollback error

Possibly related PRs

  • pingdotgg/t3code#30609: Both changes enable editing sent messages through Cursor thread rollback, but use different rollback mechanisms.
  • pingdotgg/t3code#27907: Both changes affect when Cursor resends orchestration and device instructions, with different triggers.

Suggested reviewers: yash-singh1, juliusmarminge, sunkenintime

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Add a provider-turn rollback case.

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packages/provider-cursor/src/server/adapter.tslines 2836–2845Outdated · e51a52aOpen thread
……@@ -2801,15 +2801,74 @@ export const makeCursorAdapterV2 = Effect.fn("makeCursorAdapterV2")(function* (
2842+ device: false,
2843+ }
2844+ : null,
2845+ );
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Preserve the instruction reset across session restart.

After a thread-start rollback, this reset exists only in the current session’s told reference. If the session closes before the next turn, a new session starts with told === null. startTurn then treats the still-increasing runOrdinal as proof that the cleared conversation already received orchestration instructions. The next turn omits those instructions and records them as delivered. Persist the reset or derive delivery state from the restored conversation; add a restart case to the rollback test. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Fixed in cf8de9c7f1. On a fresh session, instruction delivery now derives from the provider thread's persisted lastRunOrdinal, which CheckpointRollbackService resets to null at thread start, instead of the monotonically increasing app run ordinal.

Extended the existing regression to roll back, reopen/resume the session, and verify that orchestration and device instructions are sent once. It failed before the fix. vp run check:changed passed, including 54 tests and affected-package typechecks.

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packages/provider-cursor/src/server/adapter.tsline 2393Outdated · cf8de9cOpen thread
……@@ -2385,11 +2385,14 @@ export const makeCursorAdapterV2 = Effect.fn("makeCursorAdapterV2")(function* (
23912391 ? known
2392- : { orchestration: turnInput.runOrdinal > 1, device: false };
2392+ : {
2393+ orchestration: turnInput.providerThread.lastRunOrdinal !== null,
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Track instructions retained by a provider-turn rollback.

If an earlier turn ran without T3 MCP and a later turn received orchestration instructions, rolling back to the earlier turn removes those instructions. rollbackThread clears told, but this fallback treats the retained non-null lastRunOrdinal as proof that the instructions remain. Subsequent turns omit the instructions even when T3 MCP is available. Derive delivery from the retained conversation or persist delivery state for the target turn. Add a focused provider-turn rollback case. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Fixed in d709e13e43. Removed the ordinal-based inference entirely. Unknown instruction delivery after a rollback or session restart now causes one delivery when T3 MCP is available, followed by normal per-session deduplication. This deliberately permits one repeated instruction block on resume rather than scanning the full conversation or assuming retained turns contained instructions.

Extended the existing test with a turn without MCP, a later turn with instructions, and rollback to the earlier turn, both with and without a session restart. The new assertion failed before the fix; subsequent turns are also checked for deduplication. vp run check:changed passed, including 54 tests and affected-package typechecks.

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  • fix(cursor): allow rollback and restore instructions after rewind033308d
  • feat(cursor): support editing sent messages9a10f68
  • fix(cursor): resend instructions when retained delivery is unknownb15aee2
  • fix(cursor): restore instructions after rollback session restarte37664e
  • fix(cursor): discard interrupted prompts when rolling back3881db8
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