Background agents setup: Bad request (github)

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Access Denied: Bad request. (Request ID: 03248cb8-db8a-409f-9194-93b42d65c10c)

I have connected github to the repo in question already. I have yet to add usage based pricing, but it is failing at this stage.

Steps to Reproduce

I dont know

Expected Behavior

That it sees there is the github permissions that it has been given, and does’t complain

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.7.38 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: fe5d1728063e86edeeda5bebd2c8e14bf4d0f960
Date: 2025-10-06T18:18:58.523Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045

Additional Information

I note a similar ticket from july went unanswered so… help?

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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