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Raw topics 415 grouped into Bugs 299 Requests 71

BugsTop 5

  1. 7

    Subagents spawn as Auto model

    “A subagent of the requested model should spawn, but instead it routes to Auto.”No workaround yet

    Subagents spawn as Auto instead of the selected model. Parent agent shows the requested model, but the child self-identifies as Auto and usage dashboard bills Auto.

    Reports
    7 from 7 people
    Seen
    Sep 21 to Sep 30
    Platforms
    macOS, Windows

    Peak 3 on Sep 28.

    On the forum#173191 #172728 #173272 and 4 more

  2. 7

    Chat requests hang indefinitely

    “The processing of all chat requests is taking longer than expected and is not proceeding.”No workaround yet

    Chat requests hang at "Taking longer than expected". Any prompt in the agentic chat stays stuck and never returns a response, leaving Cursor unusable.

    Error textTaking longer than expected...
    Reports
    9 from 9 people
    Seen
    Sep 17 to Sep 24
    Platforms
    macOS, Windows
    Versions
    3.21.9 to 3.21.18

    Peak 3 on Sep 24.

    On the forum#172878 #172627 #172102 and 6 more

  3. 4

    Agent requests time out waiting for host bridge to register

    “AgentTurnClassifiedError: Timed out waiting for the agent host bridge to register; please retry.”No workaround yet

    Agent requests time out waiting for host bridge to register. Any message sent to Agent in the IDE, even "Hello", fails before processing starts; reported on Windows.

    Error textAgentTurnClassifiedError: Timed out waiting for the agent host bridge to register; please retry.
    Reports
    7 from 7 people
    Seen
    Sep 16 to Sep 25
    Platforms
    Windows
    Versions
    3.20.21 to 3.21.18

    Peak 2 on Sep 19.

    On the forum#172517 #172711 #172379 and 4 more

  4. 3

    Model switches after tab switch

    “I switch windows or switch to another agent, come back, and the model has changed.”No workaround yet

    Selected model switches on its own after tab switch. Agent chat model changes, often to Grok, after switching tabs, windows or agents, including mid-chat and on draft prompts.

    Reports
    4 from 3 people
    Seen
    Sep 15 to Oct 1
    Platforms
    macOS, Windows
    Versions
    3.22.7

    On the forum#173537 #172760 #172999 and 1 more

  5. 3

    Project context fails to sync

    “Both Cursor Projects fail with “Couldn't sync project context.” This persists after updating to Cursor 3.22.12 and restarting macOS.”No workaround yet

    Projects fail to sync context on unsupported index schema 5. Project / Context panel shows "Couldn't sync Project context" because the desktop client cannot mount stores at schema version 5.

    Error textUnsupported agent store index schema version: 5
    Reports
    3 from 3 people
    Seen
    Sep 29 to Sep 30
    Platforms
    macOS
    Versions
    3.22.12

    On the forum#173360 #173374 #173405

  6. 3

    Window control buttons invisible

    “my minimize , restore , close button isnt showing.”No workaround yet

    Window control buttons invisible until hovered on Windows. Minimize, maximize/restore and close icons in the top-right corner disappear but stay clickable; one report says after clicking Search.

    Reports
    3 from 3 people
    Seen
    Sep 24 to Sep 28
    Platforms
    Windows
    Versions
    3.21.16 to 3.22.7

    On the forum#172945 #173259 #172879

  7. 3

    Chat requests fail with connection error

    “Any chat is trying to reconnect immediately and then returns error even though all network diagnostics are okay.”No workaround yet

    Chat requests fail with connection error on every model. Any chat keeps reconnecting then errors, even with a simple prompt like "hello" and network diagnostics okay.

    Error textConnection failed. Please try again, or contact support if the issue persists.
    Reports
    3 from 3 people
    Seen
    Sep 27 to Sep 28
    Platforms
    Windows
    Versions
    3.21.9 to 3.22.7

    On the forum#173196 #173133 #173166

  8. 2

    Grok usage charged to Other Models

    “i checked my usage and noticed Grok 4.7 is being charged to Other Models instead of Cursor Models (assumption)”No workaround yet

    Grok usage charged to Other Models instead of Cursor Models. After selecting a Grok model and running requests, the usage dashboard and Spending tab deduct from the third-party pool.

    Reports
    3 from 3 people
    Seen
    Sep 19 to Oct 2
    Platforms
    Linux, macOS, Windows

    On the forum#172365 #172558 #173635

  9. 2

    Worker start better-sqlite3 mismatch

    “The Windows My Machines worker should start successfully and remain connected so it can be selected as a runtime for Cloud Agents.”No workaround yet

    Windows worker fails on start with better-sqlite3 module mismatch. Running "agent worker start" for My Machines on Windows fails because better_sqlite3.node targets NODE_MODULE_VERSION 127, runtime requires 137.

    Error textbetter_sqlite3.node was compiled against NODE_MODULE_VERSION 127.
    Reports
    3 from 3 people
    Seen
    Sep 14 to Oct 2
    Platforms
    Windows

    On the forum#173593 #173326 #171693

  10. 2

    Chat requests fail with HTTP 400

    “We're having trouble connecting to the model provider.”No workaround yet

    Chat requests fail with provider error HTTP 400. Agent chat shows "try again in a moment" though the error is marked non-retryable; reported with Grok models.

    Error textNonRetriableError: Provider Error We're having trouble connecting to the model provider. This might be temporary - please try again in a moment.
    Reports
    3 from 3 people
    Seen
    Sep 13 to Sep 30
    Platforms
    macOS, Windows
    Versions
    3.14.7

    On the forum#171562 #173418 #172475

  11. 2

    Login never completes after sign-in

    “As i click on Return to Cursor after web auth it opens but login doesn't happen.”No workaround yet

    Desktop login never completes after browser sign-in. Clicking "Return to Cursor" after web auth brings the app forward but it stays on the Log In / Sign Up screen.

    Reports
    3 from 3 people
    Seen
    Sep 11 to Sep 25
    Platforms
    Linux, Windows

    On the forum#172977 #172499 #171376

  12. 2

    Subagents ignore agent file instructions

    “The markdown body (custom instructions) after the frontmatter is not in that agent call.”Workaround: Roll back to v3.20, where the instructions are respected again

    Custom subagents ignore instructions from .cursor/agents files. Subagents launched with the Task tool get only the Task prompt; the markdown body after the frontmatter is missing.

    Reports
    3 from 3 people
    Seen
    Sep 17 to Sep 25
    Platforms
    macOS, Windows
    Versions
    3.21.18

    On the forum#172973 #172885 #172038

  13. 2

    Chat requests hang and time out

    “AI is not responding, taking a lot of time and fail”Workaround: Downgrade Cursor back to version 3.18.25

    Chat requests hang and time out after sending a message. Chat on Windows takes a very long time then fails with a Request ID or stays stuck; reported on 3.19 and 3.21.

    Reports
    3 from 3 people
    Seen
    Sep 9 to Sep 24
    Platforms
    Windows
    Versions
    3.19.13 to 3.21.18

    On the forum#172785 #171209 #172888

  14. 2

    Agent requests time out

    “The agent execution provider did not respond in time. This may indicate the extension host is not running or is unresponsive.”No workaround yet

    Agent requests time out with extension host timeout error. Agent prompts fail on any model, persisting across restarts, reboots and model switching, on macOS and Windows 10.

    Error textThe agent execution provider did not respond in time. This may indicate the extension host is not running or is unresponsive.
    Reports
    6 from 5 people
    Seen
    Sep 16 to Sep 21
    Platforms
    iOS, macOS, Windows
    Versions
    3.20.21 to 3.21.16

    Peak 3 on Sep 21.

    On the forum#172544 #172532 #172131 and 3 more

  15. 1

    Requests fail as user unauthorized

    “Today, out of nowhere, I just got this user unauthorized error.”No workaround yet

    Requests fail with User is unauthorized error. Shows in Cursor CLI and for a user with a pro cursor plan "out of nowhere", with actionRequired "login".

    Error textActionRequiredError: Unauthorized request. User is unauthorized
    Reports
    2 from 2 people
    Seen
    Sep 14 to Oct 4
    Platforms
    Linux
    Versions
    3.16.29

    On the forum#171582 #173705

  16. 1

    Agent output quality degraded

    “It's just no longer able to understand basic instructions and keeps introducing more bugs than it fixes.”No workaround yet

    Agent output quality degraded across auto and specific models. Agent misses basic instructions, introduces more bugs than it fixes, and repeats mistakes after acknowledging them.

    Reports
    4 from 4 people
    Seen
    Sep 14 to Oct 3
    Platforms
    Windows

    On the forum#171775 #173662 #171667 and 1 more

  17. 1

    Zip artifacts have no Download option

    “The right-click Download option for zip files in the Cloud Agent sidebar is gone.”No workaround yet

    Zip artifacts have no Download option in Cloud Agent UI. Selecting a zip shows "Preview not available for .zip"; Save as or direct artifact URLs return HTML, not the file.

    Error textPreview not available for .zip
    Reports
    2 from 2 people
    Seen
    Sep 12 to Oct 1
    Platforms
    Windows

    On the forum#173491 #171440

  18. 1

    Selected model switches unprompted

    “Cursor is switching to more expensive model mid-task when executing the plan.”No workaround yet

    Selected model switches to another model without asking. Shows when executing a plan from plan mode or via "Build locally", or when the default auto model changes, consuming quota.

    Reports
    3 from 3 people
    Seen
    Sep 10 to Sep 29
    Platforms
    macOS

    On the forum#171329 #173312 #171261

  19. 1

    GitHub integration fails to connect

    “I'm unable to connect to GitHub via the integration on the dashboard.”No workaround yet

    GitHub integration fails to connect on Cloud Agent dashboard. After completing the GitHub connection workflow on Cursor web, the dashboard still shows not connected or flashes between loading and "Connect".

    Error textuser not found in team
    Reports
    2 from 2 people
    Seen
    Sep 20 to Sep 28
    Platforms
    macOS

    On the forum#173275 #172430

  20. 1

    Subagents use unconfigured models

    “It spawned an agent which ended up using Claude Sonnet 5 on High thinking.”No workaround yet

    Spawned subagents use disabled or unconfigured models. In Projects and Automations, subagents run Claude Sonnet 5, Claude or Gemini instead of the configured model, consuming "Other Models" quota.

    Reports
    3 from 3 people
    Seen
    Sep 11 to Sep 25
    Platforms
    macOS

    On the forum#171386 #172124 #172991

  21. 1

    Create Project stuck loading repos

    “Create Project modal hangs at "Loading Repositories..." after opening, making me unable to create a project.”No workaround yet

    Create Project modal stuck on Loading Repositories. In the Agents Window, the Workspace section never fills, so a new project cannot be created from local repositories.

    Reports
    3 from 3 people
    Seen
    Sep 16 to Sep 23
    Platforms
    macOS
    Versions
    2.06.35 to 25.6.0

    On the forum#172821 #172136 #171827

Feature requestsTop 5

  1. 2

    Verified publisher checkmark

    “Please add the verification badge for publisher lukasz0303 in the Cursor marketplace so users no longer see the unverified-publisher warning on install.”

    Verified publisher checkmark for extensions in marketplace. Publishers on Open VSX ask for the verification badge so users no longer see the unverified-publisher warning on install.

    Reports
    3 from 3 people
    Seen
    Sep 14 to Sep 30
    Versions
    0.1.24 to 21.40.58

    On the forum#172933 #173431 #171595

  2. 2

    More frequent usage limit resets

    “While it's expensive for other models, cursor models should have weekly resets.”

    Usage limits that reset more often for Cursor models. Reporters hit limits within 24 hours using Grok and composer, or after testing a new model release on Ultra.

    Reports
    2 from 2 people
    Seen
    Sep 23 to Sep 26

    On the forum#173046 #172788

  3. 1

    Share projects with team members

    “add the possibility to work as a team with projects where everybody works on the sam eprojects with the same context.”

    Share projects and their context with team members. Projects live on the Cloud, and reporters want team members working on the same projects with the same context.

    Reports
    2 from 2 people
    Seen
    Sep 15 to Sep 28

    On the forum#173252 #171793

  4. 1

    Switch business and personal accounts

    Desktop Agents window and iOS app offer no account switching; logging out and back in is slow.

    Switch between business and personal accounts easily.

    Reports
    2 from 1 person
    Seen
    Sep 26
    Platforms
    iOS, macOS

    On the forum#173090 #173089

  5. 1

    Stop Grok popups and messages

    “Is there any way to remove Grok from Cursor completely?”

    Stop Grok popups and messages from appearing across Cursor. Reporters see Grok popups, emails, and "get grok bot" messages, including after already installing and using Grok Bot.

    Reports
    2 from 2 people
    Seen
    Sep 12 to Sep 21

    On the forum#172562 #171404

  6. 1

    Plan usage visible in IDE

    “I've been using Cursor heavily and kept running into the same problem: it's difficult to see what's actually consuming your usage while you're working.”

    See plan usage at a glance inside the IDE. Checking means going into Settings → Usage or the dashboard afterwards, by then an expensive Agent run has happened.

    Reports
    2 from 2 people
    Seen
    Sep 20 to Sep 21

    On the forum#172518 #172427

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