24 troubleshooting guides

Cursor Errors and Fixes

Step-by-step fixes for the most common Cursor build, auth, deploy, and integration problems.

Quick Answer

How do I fix common Cursor errors?

Start with the exact symptom, then verify environment variables, auth redirects, and integration setup before changing code. These 24 Cursor fixes are grouped so you can go straight to the failing workflow.

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What this answers
Which Cursor failure you are actually dealing with, and which fix page to read first.
Good for
Auth bugs, deploy failures, stale state, integrations, and billing issues.
Updated
Continuously as fixes are added

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Featured Cursor fixes

All Cursor fixes

beginner

Cursor Not Understanding My Codebase

Generic answers that don't match your code

beginner

Cursor Changing Files I Didn't Ask It To

Modified 10 files when you asked about 1

beginner

Cursor Says Context Limit Reached

'Context window is getting long' warning

beginner

Cursor Generating Pages Router Instead of App Router

Creates pages/ instead of app/ files

intermediate

Cursor Agent Mode Stopping Mid-Task

Agent stops partway through

beginner

Cursor Suggestions Arrive Too Late to Use

Tab completions appear after you've typed past them

beginner

Cursor Generating Wrong Import Paths

Import paths don't resolve

intermediate

Cursor MCP Server Not Connecting

MCP tools not appearing in Cursor

intermediate

Cursor Using APIs That Don't Exist

Generated code calls functions that don't exist

intermediate

Cursor Agent Mode Is Stuck

Agent mode starts but never finishes

beginner

Cursor Project Fails on Vercel Build

The app works locally but Vercel build fails

intermediate

Cursor Keeps Breaking Working Code While Fixing Something Else

A bug fix breaks unrelated files

Supabaseintermediate

Cursor Supabase RLS Blocking Inserts

Form submits in Cursor but no row appears in Supabase

Supabasebeginner

Cursor Supabase Auth Session Missing After Refresh

User signs in successfully, then gets logged out on refresh

Supabasebeginner

Cursor Supabase Storage Upload Failing

File picker works but the upload fails

Stripeintermediate

Cursor Stripe Checkout Session Returning 400

Stripe checkout creation fails with a 400 error

Stripeintermediate

Cursor Stripe Webhook Not Updating Access

Payment succeeds but the user never gets access

Stripeintermediate

Cursor Stripe Billing Portal Return URL Broken

Stripe Billing Portal opens but returns to a broken page

Clerkbeginner

Cursor Clerk Middleware Redirect Loop

The app keeps bouncing between login and dashboard

Clerkbeginner

Cursor Clerk Production Domain Not Authorized

Authentication works locally but not on the live domain

Clerkintermediate

Cursor Clerk Session Missing After Refresh

The user appears signed out after a refresh

Resendbeginner

Cursor Resend API Key Missing in Production

Emails work locally but not after deploy

Resendbeginner

Cursor Resend Emails Not Sending From Contact Form

The contact form succeeds but nobody gets an email

Resendintermediate

Cursor Resend Emails Going To Spam On Launch

Emails are sent, but they land in spam