Agent execution timeout error in Cursor

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Same. I have had this same problem for a few days now. Tried downgrading but no luck. Any version of cursor has same problem. Request ID: fe281508-a749-4e26-9ac7-66cf98223739
{“error”:“ERROR_CUSTOM”,“details”:{“title”:“Agent Execution Timed Out”,“detail”:“The agent execution provider did not respond within 16 seconds. This may indicate the extension host is not running or is unresponsive.”,“isRetryable”:false,“shouldShowImmediateError”:true,“additionalInfo”:{},“buttons”:[{“label”:“Reload Window”,“reloadWindow”:{}}],“planChoices”:}}
Agent Execution Timed Out [deadline_exceeded]
ConnectError: [deadline_exceeded] Agent Execution Timed Out
at vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:11441:8322
at async BWf.createExecInstance (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:11441:6375)
at async NMg (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:529:551502)
at async CW.execute (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:9097:16084)
at async D1a.execute (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:11441:1272)
at async ilb.execute (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:34249:14278)
at async ggc.buildComposerRequestContext (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:34259:3575)
at async ggc.streamFromAgentBackend (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:34259:5180)
at async ggc.getAgentStreamResponse (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:34259:8576)
at async qTe.submitChatMaybeAbortCurrent (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:9180:14965)
at async Xi (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:33004:3808)

Agent Gets Stuck on "Thinking" — Outputs Repeated begin_of_sentence | >%< Tokens
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Oh and yes, it uses tokens but the client seems disconnected

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Hey, this is a known issue. The team is aware and tracking it.

For now, try a few things:

  1. Clear the workspace state (this helps most often):

    • Fully close Cursor
    • Delete or rename this file: ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/globalStorage/state.vscdb
    • Start Cursor again (you’ll need to log in again)

  2. Start without extensions to rule out an extension conflict:

    • In Terminal: cursor --disable-extensions
    • If it works, turn extensions back on one by one to find the one causing it

  3. Do a full reinstall

    • This can help if old files are left behind after updates

Here’s a thread with a similar issue and more context: Agent timeout within 16 seconds

Let me know if any of this helps.

Support on how to get cursor running