Cursor IDE plan "to do" list showed up as raw JSON rather than a formatted checklist

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Cursor IDE plan “to do” list showed up as raw JSON rather than a formatted checklist

Steps to Reproduce

Not sure. I didn’t do anything differently.

Expected Behavior

Show up as a formatted to-do list

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.16.17 (user setup)
VS Code Extension API: 1.128.0
Commit: 6b2afae0257df2bb5e1835f15165dc2f0de056b0
Date: 2026-08-14T01:41:12.803Z
Layout: IDE
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.291
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

Hi @rory77235 Thanks for this!

Hope you don’t mind me asking for a few more details, can you remember what model you used?
If this happens again, do you mind dropping a request ID here?