IDE connected through SSH stuck on "Planning next moves"

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When I connected through SSH to a machine on local, the file browser and connection works fine but when AI chat is asked anything it will just get stuck on “Planning next move” without doing anything.

It worked the first time, then never again.

Steps to Reproduce

Connect Cursor to an SSH machine
Ask anything in the chat

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.3.34 (system setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 643ba67cd252e2888e296dd0cf34a0c5d7625b90
Date: 2026-01-10T21:17:10.428Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Auto

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the report. The freeze on “Planning next moves” when connecting over SSH is a known issue, and the team is investigating.

Similar reports:

For now, please try:

  • Run cursor --disable-extensions in a terminal, open Chat with NO project, and test it. If it works, the issue is caused by an extension. Remove them one by one to find the culprit.
  • Run Network Diagnostics in the SSH environment (Settings > Network). DNS, HTTP/2, or SSL often fail in remote environments, which can block Chat.
  • If you have any MCP servers (Settings > search “MCP”), temporarily disable them.
  • Try closing Cursor, open a different project, then go back to the current one.
  • Check Developer Tools (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P > “Developer: Toggle Developer Tools” > Console) for red errors.

If you can wait for it to finish (or if Chat replies at least once), please add the Request ID (Chat context menu > Copy Request ID). That will help the team a lot.

I’ll pass this to the team to investigate.

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