Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug Command spawn by the agent run in a terminal with ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1, this command can break many dependencies like running cypress tests. This var should not be set. Steps to Reproduce Ask cursor to run cypress tests E…

source: cypress does not start, complaining: bad option: --no-sandbox · Issue #17989 · cypress-io/cypress · GitHub

It can break many electron app i guess

unset ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE fixes the problem. But I guess this is a bug for Cursor.

Yes unset works bug, cursor should not inject this kind of var

Bigger problem here NODE_ENV is also manipulated by cursor shell with “production” to true, so now our agent cant run tests properly by default

@condor @deanrie opened since one week now and it’s a major regression @ravirahman

MAJOR ISSUE: Agent terminal set "ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE"

ravirahman (Ravi Rahman) September 22, 2025, 7:34pm 8

Hi @Moumouls, thank you for raising this issue. We are taking a look at what’s happening here.

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