Cursor not working / no git history / unreachable agents

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When I open some of my projects, Cursor does not work.

The IDE opens, but it claims that “No source control providers registered”, I can’t see the terminals and agent is unreachable. When I try any prompt it keeps loading for some time and then times out on “Agent Execution Timed Out”. It offers to “Reload the Window” but it usually doesn’t work (sometimes, very randomly it does help).

Then sometimes it helps to restart Cursor several times, or trying to open working projects (which is also random) and then re-opening the ones that faced this issue initially. But these gymnastics are unpleasant. I need to open the project and start working.

Steps to Reproduce

Just open the Cursor IDE with the last project it remembers, or open any other project that faces this issue (most do).

Expected Behavior

I open the IDE with the last project, or I open any of the project and it just works. I can see the git history, the terminals and agents are responsive.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.1.17 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: fce1e9ab7844f9ea35793da01e634aa7e50bce90
Date: 2026-04-19T19:33:58.189Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

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Hey, this is a known issue with Extension Host on 3.1.17 on Windows. That’s why source control disappears, terminals don’t show up, and the agent times out. We’re tracking the bug. I can’t share an exact ETA yet, but the fix is planned for the next 3.1.x patch.

For now, try this workaround that helped in a similar thread. Delete workspaceStorage for the stuck project:

  • Close Cursor.
  • Open %APPDATA%\Cursor\User\workspaceStorage\
  • Find the folder for the problematic workspace. It will contain workspace.json with the path to your project. Delete that folder.
  • Launch Cursor and reopen the project.

Details and discussion here: "No source control providers registered" after restart – resolved by deleting workspaceStorage

Let me know if it helped. If not, we can grab more logs.