Dev Containers extension doesn't work

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When I execute “Dev Containers: ” commands in the Command Palette,
I get the error: **“command ‘remote-containers.’ not found.”

For example, running ‘Dev Containers: Open Folder in Container’ results in the error:
“command ‘remote-containers.openFolder’ not found.”

The following trial didn’t work

  • re-install Dev Containers extensions
  • re-install Cursor
  • remove .cursor-server and .cursor in the root directory

Steps to Reproduce

Ctrl + p
Dev Containers: Open Folder in Container

Operating System

Linux

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.5.5
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 823f58d
Date: 2025-08-25T17

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor