Error occurred with cursor

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

The agent execution provider did not respond in time. This may indicate the extension host is not running or is unresponsive.

Steps to Reproduce

I enter the prompt and get the

Operating System

Windows

Version Information

Latest one

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

Hey, this is a known issue with ERROR_EXTENSION_HOST_TIMEOUT. We’re tracking it, but I can’t share an ETA for a fix yet. Main thread: Agent Execution Time Out

To understand your specific case, please share:

  • Your exact Cursor version from Help > About, not latest
  • The Request ID from the error right top of the chat > Copy Request ID
  • Does this happen in any workspace or only a specific one? Is the folder empty or new?
  • Are you using Remote SSH, WSL, or Dev Containers?

Workarounds that help some users:

  • Reload Window via Ctrl+Shift+P > Developer: Reload Window
  • Launch with --disable-extensions to check if a heavy extension is blocking the extension host
  • If the folder is new, try opening an existing project with code

If we have an update on the fix, we’ll post it in the megathread.