How can I prevent cursor from making the same mistakes when executing PowerShell?

[Reeky_BNE]

I had some weird issues with PowerShell which I think I have now fixed:

Issue

AI Agents in Cursor were unable to capture output from PowerShell commands, resulting in exit code 1 and no visible output, despite commands executing successfully when run manually.

Environment

• Windows 11 Pro N (Version 10.0.26100)
• PowerShell 7.5.0 (installed via WinGet)
• Cursor AI IDE

Solution Steps

1. Verify PowerShell Installations

   • Confirmed Windows PowerShell 5.1 at: C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
   • Confirmed PowerShell 7.5.0 at: C:\Users\<removed>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Links\pwsh.exe

2. Configure Cursor Settings

   • Open Cursor Settings (JSON)
   • Location: %APPDATA%\Cursor\User\settings.json
   • Add PowerShell 7 profile and set as default:

   {
       "terminal.integrated.profiles.windows": {
           "PowerShell 7": {
               "path": "C:\\Users\\<removed>\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WinGet\\Links\\pwsh.exe",
               "icon": "terminal-powershell",
               "args": []
           }
       },
       "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "PowerShell 7"
   }
   

3. Terminal Preview Setting

   • Disabled “Use preview box for terminal Ctrl+K” in Cursor settings
   • This setting affects how responses are streamed to the shell

4. Restart Required

   • Close all terminal instances
   • Restart Cursor to apply changes

Verification

After implementing these changes:

• PowerShell 7.5.0 runs as the default shell
• AI Agents can successfully:
  • Execute PowerShell commands
  • Capture command output
  • Use advanced PowerShell 7 features
  • Process pipeline operations
  • Handle object manipulation and formatting

Notes

• The fix ensures AI Agents can fully interact with PowerShell 7
• Commands now return proper exit codes and visible output
• Terminal integration supports all PowerShell features including advanced formatting and object manipulation
• Some PSReadLine diagnostic messages may appear but don’t affect functionality

P.S. there are a lot of options in Settings when you search for terminal.integrated - I think that others with different issues might find something in there to help