Cursor keeps asking if I want to install an already installed extension

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Describe the Bug

Every single time I open a repository, it prompts me "Do you want to install the recommended 'Python' extension from Anysphere for this repository?".

  • If I click Show Recommendations, it shows me a list of extensions that are already installed, including the Anysphere’s Python extension (which I had to install since Pylance is no longer available and it’s the one it’s prompting me about).
  • If I click Install, it seems to reinstall the extension.

I could (and will) just hide the notification with “Don’t Show Again for this repository”, but we have over 50 python repositories, so this is just annoying.

Steps to Reproduce

  • Add this to .vscode/extensions.json:
{
    "recommendations": [
        "ms-python.vscode-pylance"
    ]
}
  • Install the recommended extensions.
  • Reopen Cursor. It will prompt you to install it even though it’s already installed.

Expected Behavior

If it’s installed, it shouldn’t prompt me any longer.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.4.3 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: e50823e9ded15fddfd743c7122b4724130c25df0
Date: 2025-08-08T17:34:53.060Z
Electron: 34.5.1
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.0
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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