fix(cursor): send the session's ACP model id, not the argv slug

[gmuniz21]

Fixes #360.

The bug

Cursor keeps two model namespaces that do not match:

Surface	Ids
cursor-agent models, --model	auto, gpt-5.3-codex
ACP session/new → models.availableModels	default[], gpt-5.3-codex[reasoning=medium,fast=false]

configureSession passed turn.model — an argv slug — straight into session/set_model, which accepts only the parameterised ids. So every model returned -32602 Invalid params, not merely unknown ones. Since auto is STATIC_CURSOR_MODELS.default, a stock install could not run a single Cursor turn.

The thrown message blamed the CLI version and the account's entitlements, which sends people to check a subscription over an id-format mismatch.

Verified against cursor-agent 2026.08.11-e8db854

set_model("auto")                                    -> -32602 Invalid params
set_model("gpt-5.3-codex")                           -> -32602 Invalid params
set_model("default[]")                               -> OK
set_model("gpt-5.3-codex[reasoning=medium,fast=false]") -> OK

The fix

configureSession could not have solved this alone — its ctx had request, sessionId, config and turn, but not session/new's result. So:

1. acp/core.ts passes sessionModels into the ctx (already in scope as sessionResult). Additive and optional; no other driver changes behaviour.
2. acp/cursor.ts adds resolveCursorAcpModelId(): exact id → base before [ → display name → the auto/default special case. No match returns null and the raw slug is sent exactly as before, so a CLI advertising no models is byte-identical to today.
3. -32602 is now tolerated like -32601. spawnArgs already pinned --model, so the turn runs the right model regardless; throwing refused a request that would have succeeded.

Tests

• 5 unit cases for the resolver (incl. empty list → null, unknown → null)
• Wiring case: set_model receives default[] while argv keeps --model auto
• Regression: a -32602 still completes the turn
• Fake ACP CLI gains FAKE_ACP_SESSION_MODELS and a set-model-invalid-params mode, both off by default so existing modes stay byte-identical

Full suite green locally: 146 files, 1519 passed, 8 skipped.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved model selection for ACP-based Cursor sessions by matching requested models with available model IDs and display names.
  • Added support for automatic/default model selection and parameterized model identifiers.
  • Prevented unsupported model-setting responses from interrupting a turn when the command-line selection is already valid.
  • Improved error reporting when model selection is rejected for other reasons.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

ACP session model advertisements now flow from session creation or loading into Cursor session configuration. Cursor resolves requested slugs to advertised IDs, preserves CLI arguments, and tolerates unsupported session/set_model responses.

Changes

ACP model selection

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Session model propagation server/drivers/acp/core.ts, server/testing/fake-acp-cli.ts	ACP core passes advertised session models to configuration. The fake ACP CLI can include optional model metadata in session/new and session/load.
Cursor model resolution and configuration server/drivers/acp/cursor.ts	Cursor matches requested slugs to advertised IDs by exact ID, base ID, display name, or auto/default. It sends the resolved ID and treats -32601 and -32602 as non-fatal.
Model selection validation server/drivers/acp/cursor.test.ts, server/testing/fake-acp-cli.ts	Tests cover model matching, parameterized IDs, CLI argument preservation, missing models, and invalid-parameter responses.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to cd461

This change corrects Cursor model selection behavior, and no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ACPServer as ACP session/new or session/load
  participant AcpCore as server/drivers/acp/core.ts
  participant CursorSupport as server/drivers/acp/cursor.ts
  participant SetModel as session/set_model
  ACPServer->>AcpCore: return advertised models
  AcpCore->>CursorSupport: pass sessionModels
  CursorSupport->>CursorSupport: resolve requested model slug
  CursorSupport->>SetModel: send advertised model ID
  SetModel-->>CursorSupport: success or invalid-params response

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Suggested reviewers: nocturnuscoder, milind-soni

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server/drivers/acp/cursor.test.ts (1)

291-324: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a display-name-only resolver test.

The current inputs do not require the byName branch. Use a name that differs from the base model ID. This protects the declared display-name matching behavior.

Proposed test

+  it("maps a display name onto its parameterised id", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveCursorAcpModelId(
+        [{ modelId: "gpt-5.3-codex[reasoning=medium,fast=false]", name: "Codex 5.3" }],
+        "Codex 5.3",
+      ),
+    ).toBe("gpt-5.3-codex[reasoning=medium,fast=false]");
+  });

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In `@server/drivers/acp/cursor.test.ts` around lines 291 - 324, Add a test in the
resolveCursorAcpModelId suite that resolves an advertised model using its
display name when that name differs from the model ID’s base slug, asserting the
returned value is the full parameterised modelId. This should specifically
exercise the byName matching branch while preserving the existing cases.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@server/drivers/acp/cursor.test.ts`:
- Around line 291-324: Add a test in the resolveCursorAcpModelId suite that
resolves an advertised model using its display name when that name differs from
the model ID’s base slug, asserting the returned value is the full parameterised
modelId. This should specifically exercise the byName matching branch while
preserving the existing cases.

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[milind-soni]

Carried forward on current main with the requested resolver coverage, tested across the ACP/Cursor suites, and merged in #379. Closing this original in favor of the merged replacement; thank you @gmuniz21.