Again We're having trouble connecting to the model provider. This might be temporary - please try again in a moment

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Request ID: d9cd2cd7-17bf-4d24-94e0-420a40ebb790
Provider Error We’re having trouble connecting to the model provider. This might be temporary - please try again in a moment.
H4t: Provider Error We’re having trouble connecting to the model provider. This might be temporary - please try again in a moment.
at lpf (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:9097:38263)
at apf (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:9097:37251)
at Cpf (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:9098:5088)
at Tva.run (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:9098:9098)
at async Vyt.runAgentLoop (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:34206:57104)
at async mgc.streamFromAgentBackend (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:34255:7835)
at async mgc.getAgentStreamResponse (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:34255:8576)
at async qTe.submitChatMaybeAbortCurrent (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:9180:14965)
at async Xi (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:33004:3808)

Steps to Reproduce

ask any AI

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 2.4.32 (system setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: dac77182205e080f83e43f13ee42d822740a6e10
Date: 2026-02-09T05:01:38.814Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.2.7
Chromium: 142.0.7444.235
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.21-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Composer 1.5
GPT-5.3 Codex
GPT-5.2

For AI issues: add Request ID with privacy disabled

Request ID: d9cd2cd7-17bf-4d24-94e0-420a40ebb790
Provider Error We’re having trouble connecting to the model provider. This might be temporary - please try again in a moment.
H4t: Provider Error We’re having trouble connecting to the model provider. This might be temporary - please try again in a moment.
at lpf (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:9097:38263)
at apf (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:9097:37251)
at Cpf (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:9098:5088)
at Tva.run (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:9098:9098)
at async Vyt.runAgentLoop (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:34206:57104)
at async mgc.streamFromAgentBackend (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:34255:7835)
at async mgc.getAgentStreamResponse (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:34255:8576)
at async qTe.submitChatMaybeAbortCurrent (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:9180:14965)
at async Xi (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:33004:3808)

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

Hey, this is a known issue. We saw the same thing with a few users last week.

Most of the time it’s caused by MCP servers or third-party API key settings that block the connection. Try this:

  1. Cursor Settings > Tools & MCP: If you have any MCP servers connected (especially Perplexity, Figma, or custom ones), temporarily disable all of them.

  2. Cursor Settings > Models: Make sure “Override OpenAI Base URL” is turned off. If you added any third-party API keys (OpenAI or Anthropic), temporarily disable those too.

  3. Sign out and sign back in (Cursor Settings > Sign Out, then Sign In).

  4. Open a new chat in a different project folder to test.

This worked for other users with the exact same issue:

If that doesn’t help, try launching Cursor from Terminal with cursor --disable-extensions to rule out extension conflicts.

Let me know how it goes.

Hi Dean,

Yes, disabling the perplexity MCP did the trick.

Best,

Pablo Hortal
CEO
Pix Videos Production Company
Phone (Europe): +34 606357902
Phone (US): +1 (713) 574-1180
[email protected]
www.pix-videos.com

Hi Dean, thanks for your advice. Disabling MCP was the solution

hmm.. i have the same issue - i am a fresh user with only the basic install going on ( using local Cursor though ) for coding, with Sonnet 4.5 as the engine.
I had so many issues, first it started redoing itself, back and forth in an endlessloop, and after i forcibly stopped it, this Connection issue started - only to end up in me using my montly limit .. in 2 days …
I love what Cursor is doing for me , but i dont much enjoy that i probably lost 25% of my limit in issues …

I don’t have any MCP tools and the Override OpenAI Base URL was toggled off, but I still get this

what else to try?

I switched models, solved , no further action

I just tried one thing - i switched from HTTPS/2 to HTTPS/1.1 - and so far its working … ( who wanna bet im gonna jinx it now ? )

.. Settings - NETWORK - Http Compability mode ..

edit : 4 hours later, still working like a charm …

Glad to hear both of you found workarounds.

@Vidar_Halvorsen switching to HTTP/1.1 is a solid fix. If you run into this, go to Settings > Network > HTTP Compatibility Mode and switch it to HTTPS/1.1.

@Chris_Sleat glad switching models helped. If it happens again, try the HTTP/1.1 trick above too.

For anyone finding this thread later, here are the main fixes that worked:

  1. Disable MCP servers, especially Perplexity, Figma, and custom ones, in Cursor: Settings > Tools & MCP
  2. Turn off “Override OpenAI Base URL” and remove any third party API keys
  3. Switch HTTP Compatibility Mode to HTTPS/1.1 in Settings > Network
  4. Sign out and sign back in, then test in a new chat