Anyone on macOS who’s noticed while they use Cursor that their mds_stores are constantly scanning and consuming CPU.
It’s Spotlight indexing the changes to your local development folder by Cursor. Disable it from indexing your dev folders. Problem solved.
You probably have this issue if you notice your system is a tad sluggish while using Cursor, random stalls, or stuttering. Check Activity Monitor, sort by CPU, and it’s most likely mds_stores chewing down compute.