Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug Cursor Version: 2.1.50 OS: Windows 10 (build 26200) Remote: Ubuntu VPS via Remote SSH Issue: Agent-initiated terminal commands fail with exit code -1. Terminal file shows pid: -1 and empty cwd. Manual terminal works perfe…

Found the solution: [image] Agent Terminal not working Bug Reports my working workaround (Windows 11) close all cursor instances uninstall in → control panel → programs and features delete %appdata%/Cursor install v2.1.42 from GitHub - oslook/cursor-ai-downloa…

Agent Shell tool fails on Remote SSH (exit code -1, pid: -1)

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gorsek1 (Gorsek1) December 8, 2025, 3:48pm 3

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Agent Shell tool fails on Remote SSH (exit code -1, pid: -1)

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