CLI syntax highlighting is broken

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor CLI

Describe the Bug

Syntax highlighting for Python/C++ code block disappears when the block is complete (and it works while the model is generating the block)

Steps to Reproduce

Start the CLI and ask the model to generate some Python code

Operating System

Linux

Version Information

The CLI runs in a terminal in Cursor IDE

CLI Version 2026.06.29-2ad2186

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Request ID: 8d1be81c-7d04-4f2e-8165-31c1f0cb4d97

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

6

Thanks for reporting this. I tried to reproduce the color change in fresh CLI sessions but haven’t been able to so far.

Could you attach a short screen recording that shows the same code block while it is generating and again after it completes?

7

@mohitjain

It was fine when generating the code block

generating
generating1264×798 71.3 KB

When the generation is complete, the syntax highlighting is gone

done
done1576×1272 128 KB

8

Thanks for the screenshots - that makes it clear. Highlighting works while the block is streaming, then drops once generation finishes.

This is a known CLI rendering issue on our side. The code content is fine; only the colors in completed scrollback can be lost, and there’s no reliable workaround on your end right now.

I’ve attached your report to the tracking item so it covers live sessions as well as resumed sessions. We’ll follow up when a fix ships.

10

I am also experiencing this issue. Is there any timeline for resolution?

11

CLI Version 2026.07.09-a3815c0 │
│ Model Sonnet 5 300K High │
│ OS win32 (x64) │
│ Terminal windows-terminal

12

No firm timeline to share yet, but this is a known CLI rendering issue on our side and it’s tracked. It’s cosmetic only - the highlighting drops once a code block finishes streaming, but the actual code in your scrollback is intact. Thanks for the version and OS details; good to confirm it’s still showing up on 2026.07.09 and on Windows. We’ll update this thread once a fix ships.

13

Got it, thanks :slight_smile:

16

Hi any updates on this? the ticket is from july but the issue still exists