Slow execution of any terminal command

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I can observe very slow execution of virtually any terminal command that is executed by LLM inside chat. The problem doesn’t appear if I try manually execute command inside cursor terminal or any other dedicated terminal. All network logs complete in the range of milliseconds.

Steps to Reproduce

There wasn’t any specific change that was applied to introduce this.

Expected Behavior

AI assisted commands should execute at roughly the same time of manual execution.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.6.19
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 224838f96445be37e3db643a163a817c15b36060
Date: 2026-03-12T04:07:27.435Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.4.0
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.0
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.3.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

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Hey, this is a known issue with the new terminal tool. There’s a delay between when a command finishes and when the agent notices it.

Try enabling the Legacy Terminal Tool as a workaround:

  • Cursor Settings (not VS Code settings) > Agents > Terminal > Legacy Terminal Tool, turn it on
  • Restart Cursor
  • Check if the delay is gone

Other users report this drops the overhead from 10 to 27 seconds down to under a second. Here are similar threads for context:

The team is aware of the issue. If the workaround helps, let us know. If it doesn’t, please share the Request ID from the affected session (top right chat menu > Copy Request ID).

5

Hi, yes, with Legacy Terminal Tool parameter the issue is gone. Thanks.