Terminal hangs when invoked via Cursor Agent

[Faddey_Valuev]

Describe the Bug

When the Cursor Agent runs terminal commands, they hang and never complete. No output is returned, even for simple commands like git log.

Symptoms:

Commands run in the background and never finish
No output within 30-60 seconds
Happens for any terminal command run by the agent

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Cursor Agent chat
2. Ask it to run any terminal command (e.g. git log -2)
3. Command hangs, no result is returned

Expected Behavior

1. Command executes correctly with full output

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.6.18
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 68fbec5aed9da587d1c6a64172792f505bafa250
Date: 2026-03-10T02:01:17.430Z (1 day ago)
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.6.0
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.0
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.0.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[deanrie]

Hey, this is a known issue. We’ve seen a few similar reports over the last week, and the team is aware.

A few things to check:

1. MCP servers: If you have any set up (in .cursor/mcp.json or globally), try removing them temporarily. In a similar thread, that was the cause.

2. zsh config: Temporarily rename ~/.zshrc to ~/.zshrc.bak, then restart Cursor. Some plugins (oh-my-zsh, powerlevel10k) can conflict with terminal output capture.

3. Legacy Terminal: In Cursor Settings CMD+Shift+J > Agents, enable Legacy Terminal Tool, then run CMD+Shift+P > Terminal: Kill All Terminals, and fully restart Cursor.

4. Extensions: Run cursor --disable-extensions from a terminal to check if something is blocking it.

If none of that helps, we’ll need:

• A screenshot of the DevTools Console at Help > Toggle Developer Tools > Console right after you try running a command via the agent
• The Request ID from the chat (top right > Copy Request ID)

Let me know what you find.