Describe the Bug When cursor runs terminal commands it often gets stuck and the only way to proceed is to “move to background”. Even then sometimes it doesnt get those results and thinks it was cut-off so will try again, and then get stuck again. Steps to Reproduce have cursor run terminal commands…

Same here. Experiencing it now while working with python. MacOS From search: Common Issues with PTY Host in Cursor Timeouts and Disconnections: Users have reported that after using features like Agent or Ask, all open terminals in Cursor may lose connection or timeout, especially in development …

This is a sad reality of working with terminal in Cursor. Even for most simple use cases like read or echo. Windows 10 / WSL here, Cursor 1.1.5

yeah this is currently the most annoying issue with cursor and I also having a lot of abandoned terminals I cant access. also using WSL but on Windows 11

It’s been notably worse the past few days since latest Cursor upgrade. Even the most basic commands (pwd, ls) run fine and then the Cursor terminal just hangs there waiting for completion. It is intermittent - very occasionally it will recognise the command has completed and continue the agent loo…

nice, now we also need a fix for bash :wink:

Thanks! This resolved my issue for now (MacOS): :soap: Optional: Comment block You can include this for clarity in .zshrc: if [[ "$TERM_PROGRAM" == "vscode" || "$TERM_PROGRAM" == "cursor" ]]; then return fi From: [image] 🛠️ Guide: Fix Cursor Agent Terminal Hangs Caus…

I think it has something to do with data related to my workspace.. which is probably missing after I restarted my system.. attached logs for same.. [image] [image]

This is making Cursor unusable for me. Our company got us licenses yesterday and I’ve burned through 140 out of our 500 monthly requests because 70% of those are trying to find a workaround for not being able to do something in terminal. I will be out of requests before the end of the week at this r…

in Windows, the solution for me was switching the default terminal to Git Bash instead of Cmd or PowerShell.

Cursor getting stuck in terminal

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justin.thirkell (Justin) June 24, 2025, 8:28pm 9

Resolved for me by following 🛠️ Guide: Fix Cursor Agent Terminal Hangs Caused by .zshrc.

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