The preview mode of the latest version (2.4.0) of the markdown plugin conflicts with the vim plugin

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

The preview mode of the latest version (2.4.0) of the markdown plugin conflicts with the vim plugin, resulting in the inability to edit markdown in either the preview or raw mode of markdown; the previous version worked fine, but adding markdown preview automatically no longer works.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. install vim plugins of vscode;
  2. open .md file;
  3. can not edit

Expected Behavior

fix it!

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.4.0-pre.11.patch.0
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: e873e17af92207ad423247c9a0466313471d2be0
Date: 2026-01-08T08:22:17.653Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.6.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

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Hey @niko_gu!

Thanks for reporting. A new markdown editor still cooking, and you’ll find it’s no longer in the latest nightly (2.4.0-pre.35.patch.0)