A background task finished, but the chat couldn't resume

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

After using Fable 5 for a few tasks, it consumed 100% of my usage allowance. I switched to Grok to complete the tasks that Fable had started, but since then, I haven’t been able to work properly because I keep receiving the following error:

Request ID: 76b08817-c7b9-4b1d-aa45-3e5fca71169a
A background task finished, but the chat couldn’t resume. Try again in a moment.
ConnectError: [deadline_exceeded] Agent Execution Timed Out
at MQp (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/altai/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.glass.main.js:8723:38906)
at $fi.waitForProviderRegistration (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/altai/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.glass.main.js:8723:44299)
at async DKl._waitForPushRequestContextProviderRegistration (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/altai/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.glass.main.js:18901:4326)
at async xOe (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/altai/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.glass.main.js:7454:11718)
at async Object.prepare (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/altai/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.glass.main.js:18901:21783)
at async DKl._runWakeupAction (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/altai/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.glass.main.js:18901:18964)
at async DKl._maybeDispatchBackgroundCompletions (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/altai/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.glass.main.js:18901:24844)

Steps to Reproduce

As I mentioned, after using Fable 5 and it consuming 100% of my usage allowance, I started receiving this error whenever I ask the chat to perform any task, regardless of which model I select.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.17.21 (user setup)
VS Code Extension API: 1.128.0
Commit: 8f2a112cb2845a97b75fd932ea5c470579ca4060
Date: 2026-08-25T01:05:08.089Z
Layout: Agent Window
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.291
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

For AI issues: which model did you use?

feble 5; Grok 4.6, Grok 4.5

For AI issues: add Request ID with privacy disabled

Request ID: 76b08817-c7b9-4b1d-aa45-3e5fca71169a

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

Let’s keep the conversation going on the existing thread.

https://forum.cursor.com/t/error-while-using-cursor-after-claude-feble-5/169545/5