Cursor IDE outage on October 30, 2026: what happened and how long it lasted
On October 30, 2026, Cursor had degraded performance between 21:38 and 07:12 UTC, about 9.6 h in total. ModelBank's probes caught it 44 minutes before the official post. The vendor posted 3 incidents.
Timeline（UTC）
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: Investigating Service Degradation with VS Code Extensions
- MeasuredModelBank probes detect degraded performance
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: Cloud Agent Degradation
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: Auto Review Degradation
- OfficialOfficially resolved: Auto Review Degradation
- OfficialOfficially resolved: Cloud Agent Degradation
- OfficialOfficially resolved: Investigating Service Degradation with VS Code Extensions
- MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 8.2 h)
Hourly measurements (UTC)
⏱ Detected 44 min before the official post
Also affected that day: Grok
Official updates（UTC）
- investigatingWe are investigating a service degradation with VS Code extensions
- investigatingWe are investigation a degradation to Cloud Agents
- investigatingWe are investigating a degradation in Auto Review functionality
- resolvedThis has been resolved
- resolvedThis incident has been resolved. Cloud Agent services have returned to normal operation.
- resolvedThis incident has been resolved. All services have returned to normal operation.
Cursor IDE reliability lately
Measured availability over the last 30 days: 99.72%; 23 days with an outage or degradation in the last 90 days.
Previous outages: 2026-10-29 · 2026-10-28 · 2026-10-27 · 2026-10-26 · 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-19
Alternatives while Cursor IDE is down
Open one to see whether it is up right now.
FAQ
Was Cursor IDE down on October 30, 2026?
On October 30, 2026, Cursor had degraded performance between 21:38 and 07:12 UTC, about 9.6 h in total. ModelBank's probes caught it 44 minutes before the official post. The vendor posted 3 incidents.
Why was Cursor IDE down?
The vendor's own description: Investigating Service Degradation with VS Code Extensions; Cloud Agent Degradation; Auto Review Degradation. See the official status page for the root cause.
Is Cursor IDE working now?
It is still degraded right now. Live status: https://modelbank.ai/status/cursor (tested every 2 minutes).
What can I use instead when Cursor IDE is down?
Switch temporarily to Copilot, Windsurf IDE, Lovable.dev, v0, Poe, OpenRouter API — check on ModelBank that they are up first.
Does Cursor IDE go down often?
Measured availability over the last 30 days: 99.72%; 23 days with an outage or degradation in the last 90 days.
How do I hear about the next outage first?
Subscribe for free on ModelBank: email, browser push, or Slack / Discord / Feishu.
Sources: ModelBank's probes every 2 minutes and Cursor IDE's official status page. Please cite this page when quoting.