Cursor IDE
The Agents Window are unable to open the Git repository—this affects all projects. However, the Editor Window can open it, indicating that the issue does not lie with the Git repository itself.
Open Panel
Windows 10/11
Version: 3.4.20 (user setup)
No - Cursor works, but with this issue
scolari
May 18, 2026, 7:59pm
5
Exactly the same issue for me too, which is super annoying, as it also means I don’t get the summary in the chat to review.
This needs fixing ASAP!
kevinn
May 18, 2026, 9:10pm
9
Sorry about this! We’re working to fix this and should have an update soon. The fix is in progress, and we’ll let you know when it’s done.
kevinn
May 18, 2026, 9:15pm
10
While we work on the fix, the safest workaround is to open an Editor Window for Git operations: `Ctrl+Shift+P` → `Open Editor Window`. You can also use Git from the terminal or another Git client to review and commit changes.
We’ll update this thread once the fix is available.
codepower
May 21, 2026, 8:12am
11
The new version (3.5.17) still hasn’t fixed this bug.
kevinn
May 21, 2026, 6:33pm
13
We’ll let you know when it’s fixed!
codepower
May 28, 2026, 10:11am
15
In today’s new version (3.5.38), this bug still hasn’t been fixed.
kevinn
May 28, 2026, 7:35pm
16
Correct, this has not been fixed yet
codepower
June 7, 2026, 12:00pm
17
Why hasn’t this bug been fixed yet?
codepower
June 18, 2026, 1:28am
19
This bug still exists; why hasn’t this important yet simple bug been fixed after a month?
kevinn
June 18, 2026, 1:43am
21
Hi @codepower Thanks for following up. We do have a lot of competing priorities to balance including new features, and bug reports etc. It is a delicate balance and we strive to get it right.
We do need to ruthlessly prioritize bugs in order of severity, customer impact, and workarounds. E.g. if there are workarounds available, we might not rush to fix the issue. In this case we are aware of the bug, it is currently being tracked and in the queue to be fixed.
But given that there is an easy workaround (use git in the IDE view or use terminal) that may help to explain why a fix has not been rushed out for it.
Colin
June 19, 2026, 10:45am
24
Hey @codepower ,
We’ve shipped some fixes in this area since you posted, could you confirm whether the empty Source Control panel (Cursor not recognizing your git repos in the Agents Window) still happens on the latest version (3.8.11+?)
codepower
June 19, 2026, 11:24am
26
Hi, I’ve updated to version 3.8.11, but the Agent window still fails to recognize the Git repository, as shown in the image below.
Colin
June 23, 2026, 10:35am
27
Thanks @codepower ! We probably fixed some flavor of this, but not your specific one.
To help us learn more about why it’s failing, could you open a new Output window (Ctrl + Shift + P > New Output View) and navgiate to the Git output of the workspace you have open?
Let us know if you see any failures, and share them here.
codepower
June 23, 2026, 11:15am
28
Hi @Colin , the content in the panel is as follows:
2026-06-23 12:03:41.633 [info] [Model][doInitialScan] Initial repository scan started
2026-06-23 12:03:41.634 [info] [Model][doInitialScan] Initial repository scan completed - repositories (0), closed repositories (0), parent repositories (0), unsafe repositories (0)
2026-06-23 12:03:44.794 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [1886ms]
2026-06-23 12:03:45.097 [info] > git log --skip=0 --max-count=1 --pretty=format:%H [292ms]
2026-06-23 12:03:45.097 [info] fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
2026-06-23 12:03:45.119 [info] > git symbolic-ref --short refs/remotes/origin/HEAD [302ms]
2026-06-23 12:03:45.119 [info] fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
2026-06-23 12:03:45.182 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [372ms]
2026-06-23 12:03:46.667 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [1432ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:03:46.673 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [1481ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:03:46.673 [info] fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
2026-06-23 12:03:46.674 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [1495ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:03:46.674 [info] fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
2026-06-23 12:03:46.674 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [1470ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:03:46.678 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [1447ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:03:46.681 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [1483ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:03:46.685 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [1459ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:03:46.689 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [1468ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:03:46.692 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [1453ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:03:46.696 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [1487ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:03:46.699 [info] > git rev-parse --verify origin/main [1574ms]
2026-06-23 12:03:46.699 [info] fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
2026-06-23 12:03:48.678 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [1986ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
2026-06-23 12:03:48.679 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [1984ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
2026-06-23 12:03:48.679 [info] > git rev-parse --verify origin/master [1973ms]
2026-06-23 12:03:48.679 [info] fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
2026-06-23 12:03:48.686 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [2008ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
2026-06-23 12:03:48.686 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [2013ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
2026-06-23 12:03:48.686 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [1998ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
2026-06-23 12:03:48.687 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [1988ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
2026-06-23 12:03:48.687 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [2006ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
2026-06-23 12:03:48.687 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [2002ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
2026-06-23 12:03:49.562 [info] > git rev-parse --verify origin/develop [877ms]
2026-06-23 12:03:49.562 [info] fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
2026-06-23 12:03:50.587 [info] > git branch -r [1003ms]
2026-06-23 12:03:50.587 [info] fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
2026-06-23 12:03:50.593 [info] > git remote get-url --push origin [1164ms]
2026-06-23 12:03:50.593 [info] fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
2026-06-23 12:03:50.753 [info] > git config --get init.defaultBranch [160ms]
2026-06-23 12:03:53.361 [info] > git config --global user.name [1600ms]
2026-06-23 12:03:54.107 [info] > git config --global user.email [732ms]
2026-06-23 12:03:54.107 [info] [main] Stored git author name in global state: abc <[email protected] >
2026-06-23 12:05:32.065 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [285ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.124 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [331ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.155 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [354ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.159 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [375ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.193 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [373ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.209 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [421ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.231 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [434ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.237 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [427ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.241 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [435ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.246 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [432ms] (getGitRepoPathForWorkspacePath)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.312 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [243ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.420 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [261ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.421 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [293ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.449 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [286ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.479 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [270ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.710 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [468ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.710 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [460ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.710 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [474ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.710 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [466ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
2026-06-23 12:05:32.710 [info] > git config --get remote.origin.url [497ms] (getGitRemoteUrl)
Colin
June 25, 2026, 1:10pm
34
Thanks @codepower
Booted up the old Windows VM and I can reproduce this (on both single and multi-root workspaces). I’ve filed a fresh bug report with the team.
