PowerShell Terminal Integration Issues in Cursor AI

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Environment

  • OS: Darwin 24.4.0 (macOS)
  • PowerShell: 7.4.1
  • PSReadLine: 2.3.4
  • Shell: /bin/zsh
  • Workspace: /Users/jlcases/codigo/deepthinkerio-old

Issue Description

Experiencing consistent PowerShell integration issues in Cursor AI. Any terminal command execution results in cursor positioning errors.

  1. Core Issue

    • All terminal commands fail with PowerShell cursor positioning errors
    • Issue appears to be with PowerShell’s terminal rendering
    • Affects all command execution attempts regardless of the command type

  2. Error Pattern
    Consistently getting the same PowerShell error:

    System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot locate the offset in the rendered text that was pointed by the original cursor.
Initial Coord: (44, 12) Buffer: (164, 13) Cursor: (45, 9)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.RecomputeInitialCoords(Boolean isTextBufferUnchanged)

  3. Context

    • Issue occurs in Cursor’s AI interface
    • Using the run_terminal_cmd tool
    • PowerShell seems to be intercepting all terminal interactions
    • No actual command output is being received

Expected Behavior

  • Terminal commands should execute normally
  • Should receive command output rather than PowerShell errors
  • Terminal integration should work with both PowerShell and zsh

Questions

  1. Is this a known issue with PowerShell integration in Cursor?
  2. Are there specific settings needed for terminal integration?
  3. Is there a recommended workaround for this PowerShell rendering issue?
  4. Should terminal integration be configured differently?

Additional Information

The error suggests a fundamental issue with PowerShell’s cursor positioning and terminal rendering in the AI environment, rather than with specific commands.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Use Cursor AI
  2. Attempt to execute any terminal command
  3. Observe PowerShell cursor positioning errors instead of command output

Would appreciate guidance on resolving this PowerShell integration issue.

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Did you get any answers? I am also facing some troubles with my Powershell connection.

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I get the same error messages here. I’m interested in what powershell’s roll in that command is? I’m a mac user and was unaware I even had powershell?

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No answers… Cursor needs a community manager :slight_smile:

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I have upgraded to Powershell 7.4.7 because of other issues. Coming from OSX Unix, I have to say, Powershell is not my favorite.

PowerShell 7.5.0 is considered stable but I opted for the final 7.4 series release.

Releases · PowerShell/PowerShell

Its not really a cusor problem, its up to us to twiddle with the operating systems and its configuration.

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For sure, agree with you

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cursor should be easily configured to use alternate shells for execution. git bash should work perfectly on windows.

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Many thanks

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I don’t get it, what is the solution?

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I installed the latest version of Powershell , and now its working well.

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This resolved the issue for me.

"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.osx": "zsh"
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I have now migrated to PowerShell 7.5 via this link and all my problems are solved - including it set Windows Update as integrated the Powershell releases into its duties.

https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.0/PowerShell-7.5.0-win-x64.msi