Is Cursor down? October 29 VS Code extensions degradation in Cursor IDE under investigation
The incident report on status.x.ai shows a degradation with VS Code extensions in Cursor IDE (Desktop), rated minor impact. It was first posted at 21:38 UTC on October 29, 2026. The page lists only an investigating update, with no resolution time and no cause.
SessionWatcher editorial · Published · Updated · Source announcement: 2026-10-29
What the status page shows
The incident report on status.x.ai is titled Investigating Service Degradation with VS Code Extensions. It says xAI is investigating a service degradation with VS Code extensions. The first update was posted at 21:38 UTC on October 29, 2026.
The report rates the impact as minor and names one affected component, Cursor IDE (Desktop).
Sources: Investigating Service Degradation with VS Code Extensions
Current state and what is not stated
The report has only the investigating update. When SessionWatcher checked the page at 23:22 UTC on October 29, the incident was still marked investigating. The total duration isn't known yet.
The status page doesn't give a cause, a workaround or a resolution time. It doesn't list other Cursor components such as the CLI or Cloud Agents, and it says nothing about usage limits, charges or refunds.
Sources: Investigating Service Degradation with VS Code Extensions
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