Feature request for product/service
Cursor IDE
Describe the request
my test farmwork updates an markdown file, and since cursor has markdown preview function, hope it can auto update content/refalsh page when file gots updated
Operating System (if it applies)
Windows 10/11
Colin
(Colin)
July 9, 2026, 12:42pm
5
Hi @steve_green !
Cursor should already work this way. Take a look at the screen recording below. Are you expericing something different?
idk why but looks this not work with my test farmwork sometime, guess theres some bug? maybe ya guys needs run a review for it..
looks like ya works on mac/linux, but im on windows, maybe this’s point?
```powershell
param(
[string]$Path = (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "live.md"),
[int]$IntervalSeconds = 1
)
function U([uint32[]]$c) { -join ($c | ForEach-Object { [char]$_ }) }
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
if ($IntervalSeconds -lt 1) { $IntervalSeconds = 1 }
$start = Get-Date
$tick = 0
Write-Host "$(U 0x5199,0x5165): $Path" -ForegroundColor Cyan
Write-Host "$(U 0x95F4,0x9694): ${IntervalSeconds}s | Ctrl+C $(U 0x505C,0x6B62)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
try {
while ($true) {
$tick++
$now = Get-Date
$elapsed = $now - $start
$barLen = [Math]::Min(50, $tick)
$bar = ('=' * $barLen) + ('-' * (50 - $barLen))
$content = @"
# Live Markdown
> $(U 0x6BCF,0x79D2,0x81EA,0x52A8,0x5237,0x65B0) $(U 0x00B7) $(U 0x7B2C) **$tick** $(U 0x6B21,0x66F4,0x65B0)
| $(U 0x5B57,0x6BB5) | $(U 0x503C) |
|------|-----|
| $(U 0x5F53,0x524D,0x65F6,0x95F4) | ``$($now.ToString('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff'))`` |
| $(U 0x5DF2,0x8FD0,0x884C) | ``$([int]$elapsed.TotalHours):$($elapsed.ToString('mm\:ss'))`` |
| $(U 0x8FDB,0x7A0B) ID | ``$PID`` |
| $(U 0x4E3B,0x673A) | ``$env:COMPUTERNAME`` |
## $(U 0x8FDB,0x5EA6)
``````text
$([Math]::Min(100, $tick))%
$bar
``````
---
*generated by live-md.ps1*
"@
[System.IO.File]::WriteAllText($Path, $content, [System.Text.UTF8Encoding]::new($false))
Write-Host "`r[$($now.ToString('HH:mm:ss'))] tick $tick" -NoNewline
Start-Sleep -Seconds $IntervalSeconds
}
}
finally {
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "$(U 0x5DF2,0x505C,0x6B62,0xFF0C,0x6700,0x540E,0x5199,0x5165): $Path" -ForegroundColor Yellow
}
```