Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug browser_type tool does not trigger React state updates in controlled components Summary When using the Cursor Agent’s browser_type tool (specifically in the Inside-Browser), text is successfully inserted into the DOM of an …

Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue: browser_type doesn’t trigger React onChange events for controlled components. There’s already an active thread about it here: Cursor Browser (Browser Tab) doesn't work well with React Input The team is working on a fix. As a temporary workaround, …

Browser_type tool does not trigger React state updates in controlled components

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Browser_type tool does not trigger React state updates in controlled components

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