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. …

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: Launch Cursor in classic mode: cursor --…

Agent view not works with devcontainer dev

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Extension 'Dev Containers' is required: Agents Window - broken Bug Reports extensions , devcontainers , agents-window	3	43	May 6, 2026
Unable Agent window on remote container Bug Reports extensions , devcontainers , agents-window	1	57	April 7, 2026
Agent Window fails in Dev Container with ERROR_EXTENSION_HOST_TIMEOUT, while normal Editor Window works Bug Reports extensions , wsl , devcontainers , windows , agents-window	3	85	May 1, 2026
Dev container remotes don't work with Glass Bug Reports extensions , ssh , devcontainers , agents-window	18	579	May 11, 2026
WSL popup loop in Cursor (Install and Reload repeats) Bug Reports extensions , wsl , windows	3	65	April 10, 2026

Agent view not works with devcontainer dev

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