Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?
Cursor IDE
Describe the Bug
Since the latest Cursor update, the Source Control / repo viewer in Cursor 3 fails to detect Git repositories in new projects on Windows.
This affects newly created folders and newly initialized repositories. Existing Git repositories appear to work normally.
The issue occurs whether the repository is initialized from Cursor’s Source Control panel or initialized externally using Git before opening the folder in Cursor.
Steps to Reproduce
Open Cursor 3.6.6 on Windows.
Open a new, empty workspace folder.
Open the Source Control / Changes panel.
Click Initialize Repository.
Observe that nothing appears to happen and the panel continues to show Initialize Repository.
As a second test, create a new folder outside Cursor.
Run git init in that folder.
Add a few files, for example .txt files.
Verify in the terminal that Git sees the repository and the untracked files using git status.
Open that folder in Cursor.
Observe that Cursor still does not detect it as a Git repository and continues to show Initialize Repository.
Expected Behavior
Cursor should detect that the opened folder is a Git repository and show the Source Control file changes.
For a newly initialized repository with untracked files, the Source Control panel should show those files as untracked.
Screenshots / Screen Recordings
Operating System
Windows 10/11
Version Information
Version: 3.6.6 (user setup)
VS Code Extension API: 1.105.1
Commit: 3f10403086781d5b0f56e42812ba28c053a44ec0
Date: 2026-05-25T06:45:30.850Z
Layout: glass
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Nightly
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.220
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Additional Information
The Git repository itself appears to be valid. Running Git commands in the terminal works as expected.
For example, git status correctly shows that the folder is a Git repository with no commits yet and untracked files.
The issue appears to be specific to Cursor’s Source Control / repo viewer detection, not Git itself.
Console warnings / errors
workbench.desktop.main.js:64 WARN [GlassDiffService] getGitRoot returned empty for known cwd (cwd=, returnedValue=undefined)
workbench.desktop.main.js:64 WARN [GlassDiffService] Refresh reports missing git repository (reason=immediate, cwd=, previousGitRepoRoot=, hasGitContextProvider=true)
Does this stop you from using Cursor
No - Cursor works, but with this issue