Terminal hangs and unsolicited auto-apply in Cursor (possible "YOLO mode" bug)

Bug Reports
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Describe the Bug

Some terminal commands in Cursor cause the shell to hang indefinitely. It happens with any command that expects continuous output or stream processing (like docker logs -f, java -jar, ps -f). Cursor seems to wrap or sandbox the terminal, and sometimes it doesn’t handle STDIN/STDOUT properly, leading to hangs.

Also, GPT suggestions are sometimes auto-applied without my confirmation. I couldn’t find any working documentation or toggle for “YOLO mode”, so I don’t know if it’s officially supported or experimental.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open any integrated terminal in Cursor (Windows 11, Command Prompt profile)

  2. Run any of the following long-running commands:

    • timeout 20 && docker ps -a | findstr user-service
    • docker logs -f <container>
    • psql -U postgres -d metrics -c '<SQL>'
    • java -jar service.jar

  3. Observe how the terminal becomes unresponsive and the agent hangs.

  4. Also try editing code where GPT would normally suggest a change. In some cases, the suggestion applies automatically without confirmation (suspected “YOLO mode”).

Expected Behavior

  1. Terminal should remain interactive and never hang indefinitely, even for commands that expect input or stream output.
  2. Commands like docker logs -f or psql should be interruptible (Ctrl+C) and should not freeze Cursor or the GPT agent.
  3. If any “YOLO mode” exists, it should be explicitly documented and toggled manually — GPT suggestions must never apply automatically without consent.
  4. terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows setting should correctly define the shell used and not cause STDIN/STDOUT issues.
  5. Cursor should never push code remotely unless the user explicitly confirms it.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.2.2 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: faa03b17cce93e8a80b7d62d57f5eda6bb6ab9f0
Date: 2025-07-07T06:19:13.016Z
Electron: 34.5.1
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.0
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

Additional Information

Only the auto-run from GUI works reliably — but that’s not enough. Some commands freeze even when they’re short-lived. Tried multiple shells, profiles, and even resetting the GPT agent — no effect. Also added "cursor.experimental.yoloMode": true manually, but no difference, and couldn’t find any docs on that setting.

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor