We really need an update… python extension is now consistently failing to recognize some imports in the active venv. Cursor is starting to become unusable
An additional gap is vscode’s support for extensions that register MCP servers.
For those who want to run TypeScript (Native Preview) on the latest preview/beta builds of Cursor, I’ve found a workaround that works. You’ll likely need to repeat this after each update.
Here are the steps:
- Download the VSIX: Go to the VS Code Marketplace within VSCode, search for the extension, right click and click Download VSIX.
- Extract the VSIX: Rename the
.vsixfile to.zipand unzip its contents into a new folder. - Modify Compatibility: Open the folder in e.g. VSCode or Cursor and search and replace all instances of
^1.100.0to^1.99.0. - Repackage: Zip up the contents of the folder (not the folder itself) and rename the resulting
.zipfile back to.vsix. - Install in Cursor: Open Cursor, go to the Extensions view, click the
...menu, and select “Install from VSIX…”.
This should get it working!
Hi @ItsWendell thanks for posting the workaround. Could you share what is the cause of the issue with included TypeScript support?
(more info on pre-release of v1.2 Cursor v1.2 - Pre-release Discussions)
Use portable mode，Portable mode
Make the same version of VSCode point to the same extensions, then install plugins in VSCode.
There’s a difference between the built-in / default TypeScript extension, and the native preview (tsgo) extension (TypeScript (Native Preview)), read blog post here: Announcing TypeScript Native Previews - TypeScript This extension has a built-in requirement of a minimal version of 1.100.0, the performance benefits are huge for me, and likely many others, even though it’s a preview version.
Still cannot get the 1.100 base of VSCode…
I was hoping we’d get some news on this at least.
Feature request for product/service
Cursor IDE
Describe the request
The latest version of Cursor IDE (1.6.27) still uses VSCode version 1.99.3, which was released back in April of this year. With the latest VSCode version being 1.104 (released in August), I would like to see Cursor updated to it. It would be great to get an idea of the timeline for this update.
We need new vscode base version, please upgrade
It’ s not just VSCode, Cursor’s extensions are also way behind VSCode ones.
C# for example, Cursor’s version hasn’t been updated for 3 months, while the upstream version by MS has fixed so many bugs meanwhile.
basedpyright installed version on 1.99.3 (vscode) using two months ago, we need new vscode version!
Are we ever going to get to VSCODE base version 1.101.0 or higher?
Lagging so far behind for so long is killing me.
The Oracle SQL-Developer extension for VSCODE has some pretty major feature enhancements that are using the 1.101 code base.
I’m curious (not being intimately familiar) what it takes to more from 1 VSCODE Version to another?
The Robot Developer Extensions are also leveraging 1.101+ features and would love to be able to directly support those new features on Cursor. (I work around it by disabling the new features when the APIs are unavailable)
Hi, thanks for the feedback! We regularly review VSCode updates to make sure Cursor stays up to date, but at the moment we don’t have a specific ETA.
1.99.3 was released in MARCH of 2025. That’s 7 months.. I’d hardly call that “regularly” or “up to date”. Just my opinion.
The Python Envs extension requires Code 1.100 and thus doesn’t work in Cursor: ms-python.vscode-python-envs
Please prioritize this
Is there an ETA of when Cursor will be updated to the latest VS Code version?