Cursor 1.7.54 can't search the web?

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Cursor agent used to be able to search the web to learn about things, but now it claims that it has no such tool, and the interface keeps telling me “This is a very old version of Cursor.” Yes, I know, I’m keeping the old version on purpose because features have been removed from the latest version. Did you break the search tool in older versions?

Steps to Reproduce

Ask chat to search the web

Expected Behavior

It searches the web

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.7.54 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 5c17eb2968a37f66bc6662f48d6356a100b67be0
Date: 2025-10-21T19:07:38.476Z
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

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Auto

Additional Information

I don’t see a web search tool in my available tools. Checking the list again:

[1 tool called]

I don’t have a web search tool available.

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

1 Like
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Hey, thanks for the report. Let’s sort this out.

Could you share the Request ID? In the chat, click the three dots (top right) → Copy Request ID.

Also, please update to the latest version and check if search works there - version 1.7.54 is very old and may be incompatible with the current backend.

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Not all models have the same set of tools. Also, I recommend not to use Auto. Also, the web search is broken.

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The latest version has features like git commits removed that I need, so I can’t upgrade: Cursor 2.0: Composer, in-app browser, voice & more - #112 by endolith

The web search does work in a new conversation with Auto so I’m not sure what’s going on.

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