Agents window ssh remote project files not sync

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

agents window ssh remote project files not sync

Steps to Reproduce

  1. connect to ssh with agents window
  2. do some edition with agent
  3. keep an eye on the project, it won’t change. (missing the newest start.sh)

Expected Behavior

update structure after agent editing

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 3.5.33 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: aac81804b986d739acab348ed96b8bea6e83cc50
Date: 2026-05-22T06:47:48.039Z
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

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hi there!

This is a known bug with the file tree in the Agent Window (Glass layout). When files are created or modified (especially over SSH remote connections), the file tree doesn’t always refresh to reflect the changes.

Our team is actively working on a fix. In the meantime, you can work around this by using Developer: Reload Window (Cmd+Shift+P → type “Reload Window”) to force a refresh.

You may also find this related thread helpful, where another user reported the same issue: File tree in Agent Window does not refresh

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Could we please have a dedicated file-tree refresh button? VS-Code remote has this circular arrow which when pressed refreshes the file Cache. For Cursor, if a remote server creates a log/output file (e.g., after an ML training run), currently Cursor does not show it, unless we do a full reload. Having a dedicated button to refresh the File Cache could help a ton!