Freezes on “Asking Questions” During Long Runs

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Sometimes when I use Opus 5 High as the main model to run my custom Orchestrator Skill, after a long-running session the main model will use the question-asking tool, but it occasionally gets stuck on “Asking questions” for a long time. The loading indicator in the sidebar also disappears, and it looks like the session has frozen. I have not encountered this issue when using Fable 5, Grok 4.5, or Kimi K3 as the main model.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Set Opus 5 High as the main model.
  2. Run a custom Orchestrator Skill.
  3. Let the session run for an extended period (long-running / multi-step execution).
  4. Wait until the main model invokes the question-asking tool.
  5. Observe that the UI stays on “Asking questions” for a long time.
  6. Check the sidebar: the loading indicator disappears, and the session appears frozen.

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 3.15.17
VS Code Extension API: 1.128.0
Commit: a6410ea2a8684394ec1450ba64c88a3dab4818f0
Date: 2026-08-09T21:43:16.185Z
Layout: Agent Window
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Nightly
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.291
OS: Darwin arm64 25.5.0

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Opus 5 High

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Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey there! When the agent hits “Asking questions,” the turn pauses for your answer - that’s why the sidebar spinner stops. Answer or Skip to resume.

If there’s no card / it stays stuck: Cmd+Shift+P → Developer: Reload Window, or start a new chat. Related: soft-lock after a long-idle Asking Question. Our team is looking into it - I’ll post when there’s an update.