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Cursor IDE UI criticized for bugs and lag, but praised for Composer 2.5 integration

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A user on Reddit's r/cursor subreddit expressed significant frustration with the Cursor IDE's user interface, describing it as buggy and laggy. Despite these issues, the user continues to use Cursor primarily for its integration with the Composer 2.5 model. The user detailed several specific problems, including excessive memory consumption, inconsistent agent chat initiation, project loading errors, and persistent permission prompts, leading them to consider developing their own agent orchestrator. AI

IMPACT User experience issues with AI-integrated development tools may hinder adoption.

RANK_REASON User feedback on a specific software product.

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Cursor IDE UI criticized for bugs and lag, but praised for Composer 2.5 integration

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/SpareImpression3155 ·

    the ui is buggy, laggy dogshit

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>honestly the only reason i am using cursor is because of composer 2.5 model</p> <p>the ui is buggy, laggy dogshit otherwise</p> <p>its at the point where im strongly considering just coding my own agent orchestrator that uses kimi k2.5 or perhaps…

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