Agent mode doesn't execute commands

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

In Cursor IDE, when using Agent mode, the terminal is unable to execute any commands. Every command simply hangs and eventually times out.
This happens even with the simplest commands, for example: echo “Hello World”

The command never completes and eventually fails due to a timeout.

I have already tried the following steps:
• completely reinstalling Cursor
• fully clearing all caches
• logging out and logging back into my account
None of these steps resolved the issue. Because of that, I am submitting this bug report.

Steps to Reproduce

Asking in agent mode “run hello world” → click “Run” in command

Expected Behavior

Command is executing

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Nothing happens in Cursor terminal for agent commands

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue with Terminal v3 on macOS. Here are a few things to check in order:

  1. Legacy Terminal Tool: the quickest workaround. In Cursor Settings CMD+Shift+J go to Agents and enable Legacy Terminal Tool. Then run CMD+Shift+P → Terminal: Kill All Terminals, and fully restart Cursor.

  2. MCP servers: if you have any set up (in .cursor/mcp.json or globally), try removing them temporarily. In a few cases, MCP was the thing conflicting with the terminal.

  3. zsh profile: temporarily rename ~/.zshrc to ~/.zshrc.bak and restart Cursor. Plugins like oh-my-zsh or powerlevel10k can block terminal output capture.

  4. Extensions: run cursor --disable-extensions from your normal terminal and see if it works.

Related resolved threads for context:

The team is aware of this issue. Let me know which step helped, or if none did, and we can dig in further.

1 Like
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Thank you, it helped!