# Background agents crashing **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Tags:** crashes, cloud-agents\ **Created:** [April 20, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/background-agents-crashing/158537 "2026-04-20T16:20:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tim\_Gent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f6c823/32.png) [@Tim\_Gent](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Tim_Gent)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/background-agents-crashing/158537/1 "2026-04-20T16:20:01Z")
### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Background Agent (GitHub, Slack, Web, Linear) ### Describe the Bug [https://cursor.com/onboard](https://cursor.com/onboard) always ends with agents crashing Agent encountered an error We encountered an unexpected error repeatedly. You can retry by writing a follow-up below. It seems it never recovers from this. Has happened across several sessions ### Steps to Reproduce Go to [https://cursor.com/onboard](https://cursor.com/onboard) and when I let it run it always hits this error ### Screenshots / Screen Recordings ![Screenshot 2026-04-20 at 17.18.00.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/e/8/e80d27fadeb1e1f2f406409d8d80bc303e0f388b.png) ### Operating System MacOS ### Version Information Running in browser ### For AI issues: which model did you use? Default onboarding model ### For AI issues: add Request ID with privacy disabled bc-9b5b6e5f-575d-4c58-94c3-32c6145cb8aa ### Does this stop you from using Cursor Yes - Cursor is unusable ---
**Author:** ![mohitjain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/mohitjain/32/100229_2.png) [@mohitjain](https://forum.cursor.com/u/mohitjain)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/background-agents-crashing/158537/6 "2026-04-21T09:51:10Z")
Hey! Thanks for reporting this with the request ID. I’ve looked into your agent session and can confirm this is a backend issue on our side. The agent’s underlying environment was never properly provisioned, which is why it keeps hitting the same error on every retry. Unfortunately, this specific session won’t recover on its own. Here’s what I’d suggest: 1. **Start a fresh session** at [cursor.com/onboard](https://cursor.com/onboard) rather than retrying the broken one. A new session should get a fresh environment. 2. If the new session hits the same error, please share the new request ID (visible at the top of the agent page or in the URL) and I’ll escalate immediately. I’ve flagged this with our cloud agents team. Apologies for the frustrating experience, especially during onboarding. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_Gent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f6c823/32.png) [@Tim\_Gent](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Tim_Gent)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/background-agents-crashing/158537/7 "2026-04-21T10:37:56Z")
Thanks Mohit. I have tried this 3 times already, each time with the same error in the end. IDs are: - bc-9b5b6e5f-575d-4c58-94c3-32c6145cb8aa - bc-bfb7d941-3362-49d4-b89e-1a2c26afffae - bc-993a9fcf-5da7-4945-bf90-f2e7f017afc6 Any clues as to what may be causing them to fail that I could try on my end? ---
**Author:** ![mohitjain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/mohitjain/32/100229_2.png) [@mohitjain](https://forum.cursor.com/u/mohitjain)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/background-agents-crashing/158537/9 "2026-04-21T13:02:16Z")
Thanks for sharing those IDs, and sorry about the runaround. I’ve checked all three sessions and can confirm they’re all hitting the same backend provisioning issue. Unfortunately, there’s nothing you can do on your end to fix this: it’s a server-side problem where the agent’s environment isn’t being created properly. I’ve escalated this directly with our engineering team with your specific agent IDs and the details of the repeated failures. I’ll follow up here once there’s progress. Apologies again for the frustrating experience, especially during onboarding. ---
**Author:** ![Venkatesh\_Walajabad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/958977/32.png) [@Venkatesh\_Walajabad](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Venkatesh_Walajabad)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/background-agents-crashing/158537/10 "2026-04-30T05:15:07Z")
Hi Mohit, i am facing a similar issue for the past 2 days and it always gets stuck with the error `We encountered an unexpected error repeatedly.`. This is when the environment is being created. Any thoughts on what else should I be trying? Request IDs: `serverGenReqId_25f55b87-0b33-4cb5-befb-e45eae453720`, `bc-b3ed94e5-60e1-5d36-812e-df88ae2534a1` ---
**Author:** ![mohitjain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/mohitjain/32/100229_2.png) [@mohitjain](https://forum.cursor.com/u/mohitjain)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/background-agents-crashing/158537/11 "2026-04-30T06:58:04Z")
Thanks for reporting this with the request IDs. I’ve reviewed your agent sessions and can confirm this is a separate issue from what Tim reported above. In your case, the cloud agent’s environment setup is failing because the repository can’t be cloned (a git authentication error). Could you create a new thread for this so our team can track it separately? Please include: 1. Which repository you’re trying to use with the cloud agent (is it private?) 2. How you’re triggering the agent (Slack, web, or Cursor app) 3. Whether your GitHub account is connected in your [Cursor settings](https://cursor.com/settings) with the correct permissions for that repo 4. The request IDs you already shared: `bc-b3ed94e5-60e1-5d36-812e-df88ae2534a1` In the meantime, double-check that the repository you’re pointing the agent at is accessible with your current GitHub connection. If it’s a private repo, make sure the GitHub integration in Cursor has access to it. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2026, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/background-agents-crashing/158537/12 "2026-05-22T06:58:12Z")
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