Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor CLI Describe the Bug Since the latest update cursor cli has been unusable, it always fails at listing file and will fallback to try doing things with sed/rg/ed (doesn’t really work) or just give up and ask me to run commands for it. Cursor app wor…

Hey, thanks for the report here! The team are still heavily invested in improving the CLI, and this is an issue we’ve seen a few times before. There should be some updates coming soon to help us improve on this, and we appreciate the report :folded_hands: In the meantime, it looks like you’re on q…

I dont know what you mean, my version is from a few days ago and it’s up to date $ cursor-agent update Checking for updates… Already up to date $ cursor-agent --version 2025.08…

I’m experiencing the same issue. Installed the CLI only yesterday so I presume I’m on the latest version. Renders the tool unusable. Cursor CLI Version: 2025.08.27-24c29c1 ARM MacBook Air (M2) MacOS: 15.6.1 (24G90)

Yes, it’s the same problem. In that forum thread we have found a workaround.

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kroiser September 4, 2025, 1:32pm 5

I think this bug is also Cursor CLI Unable to Access Filesystem

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