Productivity · Developers · Emerging

Significant delay in command execution in the Cursor application after an update, impacting productivity

After updating to version 3.24.x, users experience prolonged execution times for shell commands in the Cursor application, which previously operated efficiently.

Who experiences it: Developers

Momentum

0%

Pain

85

Competition

90

Opportunity

60/100

Signals over time

2 observed signals across 1 sources, tracked for 4 days. Confidence: low.

What people are saying Observed

  • “Looks like Cursor knows too. https://status.cursor.com/ Hurry up! I’m in a hurry C U R S O R !!! 1 post - 2 participants Read full topic”

    RSS Feeds · frustration

  • “3.24.9 Windows 10: Agent shell ~100s per command (echo ok); fixed only after useLegacyTerminal in settings.json. Describe the Bug Environment Cursor: 3.24.9 (user setup) Commit: cd6d2a1f2e56e9841f0ed9c7c24542087b4e69b0 Date: 2026-10-08 OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045 Shell: PowerShell (integrated terminal default) Project: local workspace (not Remote SSH) Timeline ~15 days ago (before our national holiday), Agent was fast for daily module work (~30 min per feature). After auto-update to 3.24.x , the same workflows took hours ; every Agent step that runs a shell command felt stuck on “running command”. Symptoms Simple command echo ok in a new Agent chat took about 1 min 40 s (~100 s) to complete. The same command in the integrated terminal finishes in milliseconds. Not a model/network issue: even trivial stdout-only commands hit the delay. What did NOT work initially Legacy Terminal Tool was enabled in Cursor Settings UI, but behavior did not improve. Checked %APPDATA%\Cursor\User\settings.json : cursor.terminal.useLegacyTerminal was missing until added manually. Workaround (confirmed) Added to User settings.json : "cursor.terminal.useLegacyTerminal": true, "terminal.integrated.defaul”

    RSS Feeds · complaint

Why now? AI inference

Existing solutions Observed

  • Visual Studio Code · free · complaints: Can be resource-intensive, Occasional performance issues with large projects, Complexity for new users
  • Sublime Text · $99 one-time purchase · complaints: High cost for a text editor, Limited built-in features compared to competitors, Lack of built-in version control
  • Atom · free · complaints: Slower performance with large files, Can be buggy at times, Less active development compared to competitors
  • JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA · Free Free – with 30 days of Ultimate included · complaints: High memory usage, Steep learning curve for beginners, Costly for small teams
  • Eclipse · free · complaints: Can be slow and resource-heavy, User interface feels outdated, Complex setup process

There is a gap in the market for a lightweight, high-performance code editor that combines the customization features of Atom with the speed of Sublime Text, while also providing robust built-in functionalities to enhance productivity for developers. Current competitors either suffer from performance issues, high costs, or complexity, leaving an opportunity for a solution that addresses these shortcomings.

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