Stuck in agent execution timed out

[Jay_L]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Request ID: e3927b77-6665-4211-a049-6f23b006fc98
{“error”:“ERROR_CUSTOM”,“details”:{“title”:“Agent Execution Timed Out”,“detail”:“The agent execution provider did not respond within 4 seconds. This may indicate the extension host is not running or is unresponsive.”,“isRetryable”:false,“shouldShowImmediateError”:true,“additionalInfo”:{},“buttons”:[{“label”:“Reload Window”,“reloadWindow”:{}}],“planChoices”:}}

Steps to Reproduce

Request ID: e3927b77-6665-4211-a049-6f23b006fc98
{“error”:“ERROR_CUSTOM”,“details”:{“title”:“Agent Execution Timed Out”,“detail”:“The agent execution provider did not respond within 4 seconds. This may indicate the extension host is not running or is unresponsive.”,“isRetryable”:false,“shouldShowImmediateError”:true,“additionalInfo”:{},“buttons”:[{“label”:“Reload Window”,“reloadWindow”:{}}],“planChoices”:}}

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.3.21 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 68e0a0385b87408d050869ea543e3778ad53f780
Date: 2026-01-02T23:46:13.381Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

For AI issues: which model did you use?

GPT-5.1 Codex Max

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Request ID: e3927b77-6665-4211-a049-6f23b006fc98
{“error”:“ERROR_CUSTOM”,“details”:{“title”:“Agent Execution Timed Out”,“detail”:“The agent execution provider did not respond within 4 seconds. This may indicate the extension host is not running or is unresponsive.”,“isRetryable”:false,“shouldShowImmediateError”:true,“additionalInfo”:{},“buttons”:[{“label”:“Reload Window”,“reloadWindow”:{}}],“planChoices”:}}

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report.

This error is usually related to Git not being installed. Please try this:

1. Install Git: Redirecting…
2. During setup, make sure the option to add Git to PATH is selected
3. Fully restart Cursor
4. Check in Command Prompt: git --version

If Git is already installed but Cursor can’t find it, add the Git path to the system PATH variable.

If the issue still happens after installing Git, try enabling Legacy Terminal Mode:

• Ctrl+Shift+J → Agents → Inline Editing & Terminal
• Turn on “Legacy Terminal Tool”
• Restart Cursor

Let me know if this helps.