/setup-terminal doesn't appear as a slash command

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor CLI

Describe the Bug

I’m running CLI version 2026.01.23-916f423 in WSL via VS Code’s integrated terminal (zsh)

Typing / and then browsing the list of options doesn’t show “setup-terminal” as an option. If I type it in manually it’s interpreted as a prompt to the agent.

The docs indicate this should be supported: Using Agent in CLI | Cursor Docs And I figured it would help. CTRL+J does work in the regular Windows Terminal, and I assume it would help in vscode as well but there’s a default binding on CTRL+J that I don’t really want to override if I can get shift+Enter or Alt+Enter working.

Steps to Reproduce

Open a cursor cli agent interactive session from a VS Code terminal running a WSL zsh shell.
Type /
Observe that the command is not present in the autocomplete options.

Expected Behavior

Expect the command to at least be available since the docs say it should be there.

Operating System

Linux

Version Information

About Cursor CLI

CLI Version 2026.01.23-916f423
Model Claude 4.5 Opus (Thinking)
OS linux (x64)
Terminal windows-terminal
Shell zsh

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the report. The /setup-terminal command should definitely be in the list - it’s in the documentation.

To figure this out, I need a bit more info:

  1. What commands show up when you type /? Do you see /plan, /ask, /model, and the others?
  2. If you manually type /setup-terminal in full and hit Enter, what happens? Does the command execute, or does the agent treat it as a prompt?

Also, try:

  • Updating the CLI to the latest version (if there’s an update)
  • Running the CLI in a regular terminal (not through the VS Code integrated terminal) - does the command appear there?

For now, the workaround - you correctly noted that Ctrl+J works. It’s a universal alternative for inserting a new line in any terminal.

Let me know the results - if it turns out the command doesn’t work, I’ll pass it on to the team for fixing.

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  1. Yes, plenty of options show up. model, auto-run, plan, ask, etc, as in the screenshot.

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  1. As stated in the initial report:
    If I type it in manually it’s interpreted as a prompt to the agent.

For the “also try” parts:

  • this was the latest version when I tried. I attempted an update again just now, and there is no update:

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  • no, it does not appear in a regular windows terminal either.

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Thanks for the screenshots, that confirms the bug. The command is in the docs, but it’s actually missing from the CLI build.

I’ll pass this on to the team.

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