Two-strikes rule
After two failed fixes for the same problem, stop and restart
Words that go with it
- Going in circles (loop)The AI trying fix after fix that don't work, often repeating itself
- Loop summaryA short list of what was tried, what isn't the cause, and the best guess
- Model pickerWhere you choose which AI model Cursor uses
- Restore CheckpointPut your files back to how they were before a chosen message in the chat