Describe the Bug Run Command often freezes Steps to Reproduce Run Command Expected Behavior Execute command normally Screenshots / Screen Recordings [bug2.png] Operating System Windows 10/11 Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy) Version:1.3.3 Commit:1.99.3 Does this stop you fr…

Yes, sometimes it does not detect the end of command execution, and sometimes it does not even run the command, just gets stuck forever

Hi, can anyone confirm if you are seeing this issue and not on Windows or are not using Powershell? I’ve passed this to the team already, but if we can track down the environment that this occurs in, we should be able to fix this pretty quickly!

I also see this on windows in WSL. However I am using NixOS in WSL. I never reported the issue because I don’t suppose anyone would care about an issue with NixOS WSL. But I hope it helps diagnose the issue

In linux mint cinnamon, i’m not sure if it’s the same issue, but it does seem to get stuck with complex terminal situations where the terminal expects you to use arrow keys or whatever to select an “ok” “button”. Also when it needs sudo it is not always obvious that it is waiting for a password. A s…

That’s good to know! I will pass this to the team :folded_hands:

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You should check it out @danperks

Have you found any fix? I have tried “teaching” it what to do in those situations and hiw to detect them, but it seems like it is easier to just ask it to try a different method.

Switch to Git Bash as the default terminal. Ctrl+P > Terminal: something about default terminal > Pick gitbash > tell the agent in cursor you switched - it should adapt the commands from there and they’ll complete most of the time.

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Oliver_Michalik (Oliver Michalík) July 14, 2025, 4:51pm 195

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