Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug Right now, it’s not obvious how to run out of sandbox, but run only allowlist commands. And I’m okay to have sandbox in background agent mode but not regular agent mode. Sandbox mode just struggles and fails simple commands fo…

Hey, thanks for the report. The allowlist feature is still available via the Legacy Terminal Tool setting. Here’s how to enable it: Open Cursor settings (Cmd+Shift+J) Go to the Agents tab Find “Legacy Terminal Tool” in the Inline Editing & Terminal section Turn it on After enabling the Legacy Ter…

Running in Sandbox vs Allowlist

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Running in Sandbox vs Allowlist

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