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Cursor user seeks method to detect AI waiting state

A user is seeking a way to detect when the Cursor AI coding assistant is awaiting user input. They have built a physical companion robot that reflects the agent's status, but the current integration via hooks and an HTTP API does not reliably signal when Cursor is blocked waiting for a response. The user is looking for a specific hook or event within Cursor that exposes this interactive state, or alternative methods for detecting it without UI polling. AI

IMPACT This query highlights a potential gap in user feedback mechanisms for AI coding assistants, impacting the integration of external tools and user experience.

RANK_REASON User query about a specific feature limitation in a software product.

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Cursor user seeks method to detect AI waiting state

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/jamropl ·

    How can I detect when Cursor is waiting for me? Hooks don’t seem to expose this state

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1w1pl7w/how_can_i_detect_when_cursor_is_waiting_for_me/"> <img alt="How can I detect when Cursor is waiting for me? Hooks don’t seem to expose this state" src="https://preview.redd.it/q18lwfik1cmh1.png?width=640&a…