“cursor-agent-worker” built-in extension refuses to accept: “Reload Window” as being applied. I keep clicking on “Reload Window” (and Cursor reloads), but this extension keeps coming back as requiring a “Reload Window” (both in “Local - Installed” and also in any of my “Devcontainer” environments).
Steps to Reproduce
Upgrade to Cursor v3.6.21
Notice this built-in Cursor extension refuses to be “reloaded”
Expected Behavior
Stop Cursor displaying the “1” extension requires a reload icon.
Thanks for reporting! We’ve got a bug report open for this, and we’ll let you know when it’s fixed. The good news is that this is a known, purely cosmetic issue on our side.
Quick context: cursor-agent-worker is a built-in extension that’s enabled everywhere but only fully activates in certain workspaces. In a normal local window (and in devcontainers/SSH remotes) it ends up enabled-but-not-running, which keeps re-triggering the prompt — that’s why “Reload Window” doesn’t make it stick.
You can clear it as follows:
Open Extensions (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+X).
Search: @builtin cursor-agent-worker
Click the gear, choose “Disable,” then reload when prompted.
The prompt should stop reappearing. It’s fully reversible — re-enable anytime from the same spot.
This bug is still present in v3.7.12 AND you can no longer enable or disable the extension in Cursor BUT the notification icon-number is still present and very distracting in the UI.
@kevinn Any update for us? As mentioned, it’s still happening in v3.7.21, and the disable option you mentioned is greyed out. Anytime I open a new window, it’s there.
Same here on 3.7.x / Windows. The cursor-agent-worker reload prompt appears every session. Reload Window does not permanently clear it. Agent works, but the notification is annoying and misleading — please prioritize a fix instead of calling it cosmetic.
