Agent view not works with devcontainer dev

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Agent view always notify “‘dev container’ is required to open remote window.do you want to install the extension” , after click " install and reload ". The notification appears again. Project not use dev container works well.

Steps to Reproduce

1、Project is on the remote linux server. System:Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS.
2、Use devcontainer to develop.
3、Open agent view，click the project, the notification appeared.

Expected Behavior

works well.

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 3.0.9
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 93e276db8a03af947eafb2d10241e2de17806c20
Date: 2026-04-03T02:06:46.446Z
Layout: glass
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.3.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

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Hey, this is a known limitation in Glass (Agent view). Dev Containers aren’t supported in this mode yet. The extension installs, but Glass filters it out because of an internal allow list, so the prompt keeps popping up again and again.

Current workaround:

  1. Launch Cursor in classic mode: cursor --classic
  2. Or in Glass, use the “Open Editor Window” command. It opens a classic mode window where Dev Containers work fine.

This bug was already reported here: Dev container remotes don't work with Glass

The team is aware. Remote support in Glass is starting with SSH, Dev Containers are next, but there’s no ETA yet. Your report helps with prioritization.

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A post was merged into an existing topic: Dev container remotes don’t work with Glass