# Agents are not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [March 17, 2026, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agents-are-not-working/154982 "2026-03-17T09:15:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![user1008](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3e96dc/32.png) [@user1008](https://forum.cursor.com/u/user1008)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agents-are-not-working/154982/1 "2026-03-17T09:15:52Z")
### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE ### Describe the Bug Agents are not working! ### Steps to Reproduce try to use any agent!! ### Expected Behavior agents work ### Operating System Windows 10/11 ### Version Information cursor version 2.16.19 ### Does this stop you from using Cursor Yes - Cursor is unusable ---
**Author:** ![user1008](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3e96dc/32.png) [@user1008](https://forum.cursor.com/u/user1008)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agents-are-not-working/154982/4 "2026-03-17T09:31:39Z")
Anybody here? I tried to file the incident via the ide→feedback. I sent many ‘agents not working’ messages there, but I’m not sure they’ve been received. I don’t see any incidents shown on the status page. And it’s still not working. ---
**Author:** ![Jo\_krebs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jo_krebs/32/102030_2.png) [@Jo\_krebs](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Jo_krebs)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agents-are-not-working/154982/5 "2026-03-17T09:48:05Z")
Hi, I’m just experiencing the same problem. Restarting the stream and machine had no effect. Server overload? ---
**Author:** ![user1008](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3e96dc/32.png) [@user1008](https://forum.cursor.com/u/user1008)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agents-are-not-working/154982/6 "2026-03-17T09:56:15Z")
I’m trying to get some response from the agents for 3 hours now. Wonder what’s wrong. I suppose it they don’t work for everyone, there should be more incidents reported here. ---
**Author:** ![user1008](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3e96dc/32.png) [@user1008](https://forum.cursor.com/u/user1008)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agents-are-not-working/154982/7 "2026-03-17T10:10:55Z")
Wow, I reported this an hour ago, and still no response from the support team. Interesting ---
**Author:** ![molszewski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@molszewski](https://forum.cursor.com/u/molszewski)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agents-are-not-working/154982/9 "2026-03-17T10:50:10Z")
Hey @user1008, I’m not running into the same issue on my side. Maybe try a few simple checks: - Click **Switch to Agent** in the top panel. - Give it a very basic prompt, like: **“Create a file called test.txt with the text hello”** - Then see if the **steps/edits panel** shows up. A few other things worth trying: - Try the same test in a **completely new empty folder/project**. - Use **Developer \> Reload Window** , then test again. If it still doesn’t work, these might help narrow it down: - In the chat menu ( **⋯** ), copy the **Request ID** - Open **Help \> Toggle Developer Tools \> Console** and see if there are any errors around edit/apply/file system - Go to **Settings \> Network \> Run Diagnostics** and check if anything fails If there are errors, screenshots would probably help. ---
**Author:** ![user1008](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3e96dc/32.png) [@user1008](https://forum.cursor.com/u/user1008)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agents-are-not-working/154982/11 "2026-03-17T11:01:18Z")
yeah. now it’s working. after 4 hours of outage. ---
**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agents-are-not-working/154982/12 "2026-03-17T11:08:18Z")
Hey, glad it’s working now. Sorry for the trouble. If it happens again, please save the Request ID chat menu in the top right then Copy Request ID and a screenshot of the error if it shows up. Without that, it’s hard for us to figure out the cause on our side. You can also check Cursor Settings then Network then Run Diagnostics. That helps rule out network issues. Let me know if anything goes wrong again. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agents-are-not-working/154982/13 "2026-04-08T11:09:02Z")
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