"Github connection required" despite connected Github in latest Cursor

Describe the Bug

I’ve clicked “Connect to Github” when prompted by Cursor, and successfully allowed Visual Studio Code to connect to my Github account via the web popup. However, agent still is unable to access github and repeatedly returns “Github connection required”.

Steps to Reproduce

Click “Connect to Github” and proceed with allowing Visual Studio Code to access your Github account, then return to Cursor. Issue presists when app restarted.

Expected Behavior

Agent able to access github

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.2.2 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: faa03b17cce93e8a80b7d62d57f5eda6bb6ab9f0
Date: 2025-07-07T06:07:27.002Z (1 day ago)
Electron: 34.5.1
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.0
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.4.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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