Terminals hanging CONSTANTLY since latest Cursor updates!

Hi @jrista,

Thanks for reporting this. I get that this can be super frusturating.

Before I dig into the technical side, a quick note on how this community works best: We’re all here to help each other, and the team members who investigate issues like this are already watching the forum. Tagging people directly or using urgent language doesn’t speed things up.

I’d also gently ask that we keep the tone constructive. I understand the frustration when something blocks your work, but the people reading this are the same ones who want to help you—and a collaborative tone goes a long way.

Onto your issue: This looks similar to some other reports (like this one).

Here’s a workaround that’s helped others:

  1. Go to Settings → Cursor Settings → Agents → Legacy Terminal and turn it on
  2. Restart Cursor
  3. Try running commands through the agent again

If that doesn’t resolve it, I’ll need a bit more info to dig deeper:

  • Request ID from the frozen chat (chat menu → Copy Request ID)
  • Console logs: Cmd + Shift + P → Developer: Toggle Developer Tools → Console tab
  • Your shell type (run echo $SHELL in terminal)

Colin