Cursor IDE outage on November 3, 2026: what happened and how long it lasted
On November 3, 2026, Cursor had degraded performance between 21:40 and 22:53 UTC, about 1.2 h in total. The vendor posted 1 incident.
Timeline（UTC）
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: 3 "Slow clones from GH due to Github degradation"
- OfficialOfficially resolved: 3 "Slow clones from GH due to Github degradation"
Hourly measurements (UTC)
Also affected that day: DeepSeek API
Official updates（UTC）
- investigatingWe're seeing slower Cloud Agent startups and Bugbot runs caused by an ongoing GitHub incident affecting Git operations. GitHub has identified the issue and is rolling out a mitigation. We're monitoring and will update as their fix takes effect. You can track GitHub's status at githubstatus.com.
- resolvedGitHub has mitigated the Git operations incident, and Cloud Agent startup and Bugbot run times have returned to normal.
Cursor IDE reliability lately
Measured availability over the last 30 days: 99.72%; 22 days with an outage or degradation in the last 90 days.
Previous outages: 2026-11-02 · 2026-11-01 · 2026-10-31 · 2026-10-30 · 2026-10-29 · 2026-10-28
Alternatives while Cursor IDE is down
Open one to see whether it is up right now.
FAQ
Was Cursor IDE down on November 3, 2026?
On November 3, 2026, Cursor had degraded performance between 21:40 and 22:53 UTC, about 1.2 h in total. The vendor posted 1 incident.
Why was Cursor IDE down?
The vendor's own description: 3 "Slow clones from GH due to Github degradation". See the official status page for the root cause.
Is Cursor IDE working now?
It is working normally 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%; 22 days with an outage or degradation in the last 90 days.
How do I hear about the next outage first?
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Sources: ModelBank's probes every 2 minutes and Cursor IDE's official status page. Please cite this page when quoting.