Tried your way but still didn’t solve the problem. I even downloaded the 2.1.50 version, the latest version but the problem remains. Pls help urgently.
just del state.vscdb work in one chat, then del again
C:\Users\******\AppData\Roaming\Cursor\User\workspaceStorage\
We need a fix for this problem ASAP; I tried all the mentioned hacks but none of them works for more than 1 or 2 request. the output is crucial for my workflow.
where is that “state.vscdb”
C:\Users\******\AppData\Roaming\Cursor\User\workspaceStorage\
This solution worked for me, thanks for sharing.
My home system started doing this on my day off 12/5. Very frustrating, but it eventually started working again after many restarts that caused me to lose progress. This morning I login to work, update Curson and now I have the same issue here. can you get this product fixed before spamming us with ‘code review’? I cant even imagine the problems that offering would cause
Legit best fix. Do not skip a step. If you are worried about losing chats… download your chats if you can and then dump them into a new folder inside your project after everything is solid.
Also make sure you set NONE for cursor updating… Even though I had this set in VSCODE – Cursor needs the same settings.
This is working! thx for sharing. Will skip updates until this is fixed.
My friend, none of the solutions worked for me. Please let’s fix this as soon as possible. I could barely get anything done today.
21.1.50 - Dec 8, 2025
Windows 11 Pro
Same issue here, I’ve tried the legacy terminal fix - no luck.
Everything is working fine for me right now. I don’t know why.
Indeed, there’s a problem somewhere in the Cursor’s stored data on our PCs!
Even after updating to the latest version Cursor’s agent worked for a while and then the terminal command execution hanged again…
I couldn’t find the setting to disable Cursor’s update. It’s going to be automatically updated once I restart it. Pls help 
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Does not work. This is destroying my productivity.
Cursor IDE
Issue Description:
The Shell tool executes commands successfully (returns exit code 0) but captures no output and produces no observable side effects.
Use the AI Shell tool to run any command in PowerShell on Windows
Observe that exit code shows 0 (success)
Observe that “Command output:” section is empty
Commands that should create files or modify state don’t actually execute
Commands Tested (all show same behavior):
Actual Behavior:
Exit code: 0 (success)
Command output: Empty (no text captured)
No side effects observed (test file not created)
Command output should be captured and displayed
Commands should execute and produce side effects (files created, etc.)
Windows 10/11
Environment:
OS: Windows 10.0.26100
Shell: PowerShell
Cursor Version: 2.1.49
PowerShell Profile: None (Test-Path $PROFILE returns False)
Sonnet 4.5
No - Cursor works, but with this issue
6 releases later, terminal tool still failing due to “working directory” not being passed. Asking agent to pass it fixes it, but file edits are also requiring approval indicating the agent window has a bug around working directory…
Here is a request ID from a broken one if it helps:
57c60c0a-f735-4afa-bed6-9a628938ff26
I love you so much right now. Thanks.
Cursor team, can we please get an update about this? Cursor is currently unusable and I would like to know if I should cancel my Ultra subscription.