Is Auto getting worse?

[Matt_D5]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I’m trying to find the cause of a database write error. Very basic http 500 write error.
Cursors Auto option cant even structure its own commands to diagnose the error let alone find the error. It self generated 10 commands, 9 had syntax errors. All very simple stuff. So bad. So time consuming.

Steps to Reproduce

Windows env. SQLite3 database in a windows directory. Cursor windows app. Auto. Ask it to show all the fields in a table. Ask it to read show you a row of the table.
Watchh it flail aimlessly trying to structure a query command, get the powershelll syntax all wrong over and over again

Expected Behavior

The AI is supposed to be able to write basic commands to query a simple one table database. Happens every time in a non-linux environment.
These commands should take seconds to generate and seconds to run. I wait minutes watchinng it fail and fail and fail to write a simple command

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.0.69 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 63fcac100bd5d5749f2a98aa47d65f6eca61db30
Date: 2025-11-07T18:21:29.650Z
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

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report. In recent 2.0.x versions there are known issues with running commands in the Windows PowerShell terminal when Agent generates incorrect syntax (e.g., bash-style commands that fail in PowerShell).

Please try this workaround:

• Open Cursor Settings Ctrl+Shift+J → Agents → Inline Editing & Terminal
• Enable “Legacy Terminal Tool”
• Press Ctrl+Shift+P → “Terminal: Kill All Terminals”
• Fully restart Cursor

This has helped other users with similar Windows terminal issues.

Also, please share:

• Request ID (chat menu → Copy Request ID)
• Console errors: Help → Toggle Developer Tools → Console tab (screenshots of errors when commands fail)

I’ll pass this to the team since there are multiple reports of PowerShell command generation issues in v2.0.x.

Let me know if the Legacy Terminal Tool helps.

[Matt_D5]

thanks request id: 6a83ca2b-2315-4ec4-8e77-ce6723e48230

Here is console output of a string of consecutive powershell command failures

[deanrie]

Thanks for sharing the request ID and console output!

Did the workaround with enabling the Legacy Terminal Tool from my previous message help? I want to make sure everything is working before escalating this further.

If the issue is still happening after you:

• Enabled the Legacy Terminal Tool
• Closed all terminals
• Fully restarted Cursor

Please let me know and I’ll escalate this to the team. Also, please try updating Cursor to version 2.0.77.

[Matt_D5]

Hi. I followed your instructions. It didn’t fix the issue. I’m working to get the project into Linux as powershell and cursor combination aren’t ready yet.