Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?
Cursor IDE
Describe the Bug
When I used claude code in the cursor IDE terminal, text rendering errors suddenly occurred.
Steps to Reproduce
- open Cursor IDE
- use claude code in its terminal
- wait for the text rendering error
Expected Behavior
NO text rendering error
Screenshots / Screen Recordings
Operating System
MacOS
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
Version: 2.0.54
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 7a31bffd467aa2d9adfda69076eb924e9062cb20
Date: 2025-11-03T22:40:44.657Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin x64 24.6.0
Does this stop you from using Cursor
No - Cursor works, but with this issue
If I select the text, the rendering returns to normal.
Hey, thanks for the report. This looks like a compatibility issue with Powerlevel10k (or a similar theme) plus a terminal rendering bug in v2.0.54.
Try temporarily disabling the theme to confirm:
Open ~/.zshrc and comment out the theme line:
source ~/powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k.zsh-theme
Then restart the terminal or run: source ~/.zshrc
If everything works without the theme, try these workarounds to keep it:
Disable GPU acceleration:
Settings > search “GPU” > Terminal › Integrated: GPU Acceleration > turn off > restart Cursor
Enable Legacy Terminal Tool:
Cursor Settings > Agents > Inline editing & Terminal > “Legacy Terminal Tool” > enable > restart
Run without GPU sandbox:
cursor --disable-gpu-sandbox
Let me know which option worked.
I didn’t encounter this problem after restarting my computer. It’s probably a macOS issue.
