# Cursor CLI (cursor-agent) sometimes does not respond

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-cli-cursor-agent-sometimes-does-not-respond/142484>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** cli\
**Created:** [November 13, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-cli-cursor-agent-sometimes-does-not-respond/142484 "2025-11-13T17:06:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![k14lb3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/k14lb3/32/87115_2.png) [@k14lb3](https://forum.cursor.com/u/k14lb3)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-cli-cursor-agent-sometimes-does-not-respond/142484/1 "2025-11-13T17:06:05Z")

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### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor CLI

### Describe the Bug

Actually, this could just be a UI issue. The CLI doesn’t seem to display anything, but I’ve noticed that some files still change even when nothing appears in the CLI.

### Steps to Reproduce

It just suddenly happens.

### Expected Behavior

It should just work normally as expected.

### Screenshots / Screen Recordings

### Operating System

MacOS

### Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2025.11.06-8fe8a63

### For AI issues: which model did you use?

Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Thinking)

### Additional Information

In the video, when I was typing “are you doin…” the first time, the CLI cleared it — I didn’t clear it or press the Enter key.

### Does this stop you from using Cursor

No. I also haven’t checked if this also happens in Cursor IDE.

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2025, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-cli-cursor-agent-sometimes-does-not-respond/142484/2 "2025-11-14T08:22:01Z")

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Hey, thanks for the report. A few questions to narrow it down:

- Network/VPN: Are you using a VPN or proxy? Could there be any network issues?
- Test in Cursor IDE: When cursor-agent stops showing output, does the same model (Claude 4.5 Sonnet Thinking) still work normally in Cursor IDE at that moment?
- Terminal/shell: Which terminal and shell are you using? (echo $SHELL)
- Does temporarily restarting cursor-agent help?

This will help us determine whether it’s a network/connection issue (CLI only) or a rendering bug in the CLI.

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**Author:** ![k14lb3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/k14lb3/32/87115_2.png) [@k14lb3](https://forum.cursor.com/u/k14lb3)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-cli-cursor-agent-sometimes-does-not-respond/142484/4 "2025-11-16T17:41:29Z")

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Thanks for the quick response.

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> - Network/VPN: Are you using a VPN or proxy? Could there be any network issues?

  - I’m not using a VPN or proxy. I don’t think there are any network issues.

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> - Test in Cursor IDE: When cursor-agent stops showing output, does the same model (Claude 4.5 Sonnet Thinking) still work normally in Cursor IDE at that moment?

  - I don’t think the bug happens in Cursor IDE.

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> - Terminal/shell: Which terminal and shell are you using? (echo $SHELL)

  - I’m using Alacritty with zsh and tmux.

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> - Does temporarily restarting cursor-agent help?

  - No.

Also, I forgot to add: even though it gets stuck like that, what I’ve noticed is that it still makes modifications in the background, so it might just be a visual bug.

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**Author:** ![k14lb3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/k14lb3/32/87115_2.png) [@k14lb3](https://forum.cursor.com/u/k14lb3)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-cli-cursor-agent-sometimes-does-not-respond/142484/5 "2025-12-02T03:34:48Z")

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Hi, I’m still encountering this issue. Any updates?

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-cli-cursor-agent-sometimes-does-not-respond/142484/6 "2025-12-24T03:35:45Z")

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Closed on December 24, 2025, 3:35am UTC

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