Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor CLI Describe the Bug When using a cursor on a web server, it seems to use .cursor-server a lot. And that racks up the usage of CPU and Memory. And it doesn’t stop. It keeps using, even if i close the cursor. Steps to Reproduce Simply connect t…

When will you fix the cursor? It doesn’t work on Windows.

.cursor-server fileWatcher abusing CPU and Memory

ravirahman (Ravi Rahman) December 8, 2025, 2:48am 3

Can you switch to the Anysphere Remote SSH extension? Attaching a screenshot:

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