Attempting to install ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers installs anysphere.remote-containers instead

Describe the Bug

Whenever I attempt to install the Dev Containers extension published by Microsoft, the Anysphere version gets installed instead.

Steps to Reproduce

Run cursor --install-extension ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers

Expected Behavior

When installing an extension from a specific publisher, the correct extension should be installed.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.2.2 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: faa03b17cce93e8a80b7d62d57f5eda6bb6ab9f0
Date: 2025-07-07T06:07:27.002Z
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

Yes - Cursor is unusable

The VSCode dev containers extension is not available in Cursor, so we alias this extension ID to our replacement.

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