Cursor fixes
The common Cursor frustrations, solved — and where the “bug” is really a workflow skill, we teach the skill.
Cursor seems to forget what you told it or repeats mistakes? That's a context problem, not a bug. Here's how context windows work and the habits that keep the agent on track.
Cursor feeling slow or rate-limited? Here's why slow requests happen after your compute allowance and how to speed Cursor back up.
Hit Cursor's trial or request limit? What the message means under the credit model and the three ways to keep working.
Seeing 'context limit reached' in Cursor? Why it happens and how to keep the agent effective without overflowing the model's context window.
Cursor's agent repeating the same edit or looping forever? The usual causes and how to break the loop and get it back on track.
Cursor not following your .cursor/rules? The common causes — wrong globs, deprecated .cursorrules, bloated rules — and how to make them stick.
Your MCP server won't connect or shows 'no tools found' in Cursor? The common causes and a quick checklist to get tools working.