Cursor does not have access to built in browser anymore

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

cursor does not have access to built in browser anymore

Steps to Reproduce

ask do you have access to @Browser

Expected Behavior

browser works

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 3.9.16 (Universal)
VS Code Extension API: 1.105.1
Commit: 042b3c1a4c53f2c3808067f519fbfc67b72cad80
Date: 2026-06-27T06:41:01.941Z
Layout: editor
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: Darwin arm64 25.5.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

Hey, thanks for the report. From the screenshot, I can see Browser Automation is set to Browser Tab and the status says Connected to Browser Tab, so the setup looks fine and the browser is connected.

The agent saying I don’t have access to the browser isn’t reliable on its own. Models often deny tools that are actually connected. So let’s verify it in practice:

  1. First, toggle plus restart. Turn Browser Automation off, wait 5 to 10 seconds, fully close and reopen Cursor (not Reload Window), then set it back to Browser Tab. In similar cases, this brings the tools back.
  2. Then in Agent mode, give a direct request: open example.com in the browser and take a screenshot. Tell me what happened. Did it open a tab and produce a screenshot, or did you get a specific error?
  3. If there is an error, open Help > Toggle Developer Tools > Console, repeat the request, and paste the errors from there plus the Request ID right top corner of the chat > Copy Request ID.

This will show whether the tools are actually not working or the agent just isn’t noticing them. Let me know how it goes.