Terminal not working in agent mode

Bug Reports
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Hi there! :slight_smile:

I’m encountering an issue with using WSL2 as my terminal in Cursor’s agent mode. It was working perfectly fine previously, but now it seems to be broken.

Problem Summary:

When I try to open a terminal with my Debian (WSL) profile in agent mode, Cursor seems to be executing wsl -l instead of wsl -d Debian. This results in the terminal listing my WSL distributions instead of launching the Debian shell as expected.

Detailed Observations:

  1. Incorrect Terminal Output: As you can see in the screenshot below, the terminal header displays “docker-desktop” and “Debian”. However, the terminal output is actually the result of wsl -l, listing my WSL distributions (though “Debian” itself is cut off because it exceeds the output). This indicates it’s not launching the Debian shell correctly.

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  2. Command Line Evidence: This is further confirmed by the second screenshot. It clearly shows Cursor attempting to execute wsl -l instead of the expected wsl -d Debian command for the Debian profile.

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  3. wsl -l vs wsl -d Debian: For clarity, wsl -l is designed to list all available WSL distributions, while wsl -d Debian is the command to specifically launch a shell within the Debian WSL distribution. Cursor is incorrectly using the listing command.

  4. Manual Profile Works: Crucially, when I manually open a terminal using the “Debian (WSL)” profile within Cursor, it works flawlessly! This proves that the Debian WSL itself is correctly configured and accessible within Cursor profiles.

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  5. Git Bash Issue Too: This issue isn’t isolated to just the Debian WSL profile. I’m experiencing the same problem with Git Bash terminals in agent mode. It also seems to be incorrectly adding the -l argument to the command line. This suggests a potential broader problem with how Cursor is handling terminal commands in agent mode.

My Cursor Terminal Settings:

Here are my current terminal settings for the Debian (WSL) profile, in case they are relevant:

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Any assistance in resolving this would be greatly appreciated! Thank you very much for your help.

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Hi there,
I have the same issue, did another post for it… if you get a solution. let me know!

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I have this same issue. I am using Ubuntu with WSL but it is opening the docker-desktop WSL instance even though the configuration is pointing to Ubuntu.

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Same problem here.