Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug Got error: failed to add image. The image format is not supported. Steps to Reproduce I used design tool (ctrl+shift+d), selected an element, pressed ctrl+L to add to chat. Got error: failed to add image. The image format is …

Hey, this is a known issue in Design mode. The “image format” error is misleading. The real cause is that screenshot upload sometimes stops working after a long session. Workaround: restarting Cursor brings it back. This has already been discussed here: Design mode : "Failed to add image. The image…

Error failed to add image - the image format is not supported - #6 by deanrie - Bug Reports - Cursor

Topic		Replies	Views	Activity
Design mode : "Failed to add image. The image format is not supported." Bug Reports nightly , agents-window , linear-linked	8	103	May 18, 2026
Cursor crashing, reconnecting, and refusing to get out of it Bug Reports chat , crashes , image-gen	1	56	April 17, 2026
Connection failed. Please try again,How to solve this? Bug Reports chat , context	1	138	March 12, 2026
After using chat for sometime I get Unexpected Error Bug Reports chat , linear-linked	3	45	May 20, 2026
Drag and Drop Broken Bug Reports chat , macos	1	86	March 18, 2026

Design mode : "Failed to add image. The image format is not supported."

Bug Reports

nightly , agents-window , linear-linked

8

103

May 18, 2026

Cursor crashing, reconnecting, and refusing to get out of it

Bug Reports

chat , crashes , image-gen

1

56

April 17, 2026

Connection failed. Please try again,How to solve this?

Bug Reports

chat , context

1

138

March 12, 2026

After using chat for sometime I get Unexpected Error

Bug Reports

chat , linear-linked

3

45

May 20, 2026

Drag and Drop Broken

Bug Reports

chat , macos

1

86

March 18, 2026

Error failed to add image - the image format is not supported

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