Anysphere Dev Container extension keeps begging to be installed

Bug Reports
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Describe the Bug

Every time I reload my window, Cursor pops up a notification to suggest installing the Anysphere Dev Containers extension. But it is already installed.

I suspect it is because my extensions.json ALSO lists the MS version ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers, which is obviously NOT installed because it is NOT available in the Cursor extension marketplace.

I guess you guys did some magic to make your version of this extension appear as recommended when theirs is listed. But you forgot to skip when yours is already installed.

I list both in extensions.json because other devs may prefer to use VS Code. As far as I understand it should be one or the other. Theirs won’t appear in your marketplace, and yours won’t appear in their marketplace.

Steps to Reproduce

  • Add anysphere.remote-containers AND ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers to extensions.json
  • Install the Anysphere Dev Containers Extension
  • Reload Cursor
  • Observe the notification suggesting to install Anysphere Dev Containers extension (already installed)

Expected Behavior

Do not bug me to install extensions that are already installed.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.3.4
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: bfb7c44bcb74430be0a6dd5edf885489879f2a20
Date: 2025-07-29T03:47:28.903Z
Electron: 34.5.1
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.0
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.5.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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