Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?
Cursor IDE
Describe the Bug
From a quick search, Cursor has enabled “@” referencing a terminal instance by name for quite a while now, and I expected that such a reference would bring the terminal contents into the context. This is critical for allowing the agent to efficiently debug our app, which is orchestrated w/ Aspire and always running in the IDE.
GPT-5 claims that it can’t access the terminal output. What is the purpose of providing terminal instances if they can’t be used?
Steps to Reproduce
Prompt GPT-5 with an @-reference to a terminal instance under Terminals > [instance name], and ask it to read the terminal output in Agent mode.
Agent claims it has no access, and requests that the contents be pasted manually.
Expected Behavior
Agent is able to access (read only) the contents of the terminal output directly.
Operating System
Windows 10/11
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
Version: 1.5.9 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: de327274300c6f38ec9f4240d11e82c3b0660b20
Date: 2025-08-30T21:02:27.236Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Does this stop you from using Cursor
No - Cursor works, but with this issue