Cursor Agents window never loads branches

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Cursor Agents window never loads branches

Steps to Reproduce

Select any project living in WSL

Expected Behavior

Listed branches are available

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.9.16 (system setup)
VS Code Extension API: 1.105.1
Commit: 042b3c1a4c53f2c3808067f519fbfc67b72cad80
Date: 2026-06-27T06:41:01.941Z
Layout: glass
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.256
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

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Hey, thanks for the report. I see the screenshot with “Loading branches” stuck. This is a known bug: in the Agents Window (Glass), the branch list doesn’t load for projects living in WSL. I can’t share an ETA for a fix yet.

For now, here are a couple workarounds:

  • Switch or create the branch manually in the WSL terminal (git switch / git checkout -b), then start the agent from that state.
  • Use the classic editor window with Remote-WSL for branch operations. Branches load fine there.

We’re tracking updates here: WSL branch list does not load, cannot use “Link to master”. Subscribe to the thread and we’ll post when there’s progress. Let me know if the workaround doesn’t help.

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