# Issues with agent mode commands **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [April 18, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/issues-with-agent-mode-commands/80773 "2025-04-18T02:29:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NameDefaultName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/85f322/32.png) [@NameDefaultName](https://forum.cursor.com/u/NameDefaultName)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/issues-with-agent-mode-commands/80773/1 "2025-04-18T02:29:59Z")
Hey everyone :D! I’m experiencing a configuration issue with Cursor’s agent mode. When the agent executes terminal commands, it’s automatically routing them through WSL Kali Linux instead of my preferred environment. My setup: - Windows with WSL installed - Multiple Linux distributions (Kali Linux and Ubuntu) available in WSL - Cursor IDE with agent mode enabled for running commands Current behavior: - Every command the agent runs gets executed within the Kali Linux WSL environment - This causes compatibility issues as my project is meant to run in a different environment - The output just shows ‘kali-linux’ regardless of what command is run Expected behavior: - Commands should run in my default/preferred shell (PowerShell, CMD, or specific WSL distro) - Terminal commands should execute in the context where my project dependencies are installed Is there a way to configure Cursor to use a specific shell for agent commands, or set a default terminal that bypasses the WSL Kali Linux environment? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/issues-with-agent-mode-commands/80773/2 "2025-05-18T02:30:50Z")
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