Cursor Browser Auto Reload (Unofficial)

Unofficial community extension by Dimy Osman. Cursor only.

Not affiliated with Cursor / Anysphere. This is not an official Cursor product. It is not endorsed, sponsored, or approved by Anysphere, Inc. or Cursor. “Cursor” identifies the editor this tool is written for only. No partnership or rights are implied.

Reloads Cursor’s built-in Browser tab when a file is saved, by you or the agent. No Node server, no port, no Live Server.

This does not work in Visual Studio Code or other editors. It uses Cursor-only browser commands.

Install

Recommended: Extensions marketplace (Cursor)

Open Extensions in Cursor.
Search for Cursor Browser Auto Reload (Unofficial) or dimy-osman.cursor-browser-auto-reload.
Click Install.
Acknowledge the one-time unofficial / Cursor-only notice.

Listings:

The Visual Studio Marketplace listing exists so the package is discoverable. Install and use it in Cursor, not in VS Code.

Alternative: Install from VSIX

Download a release VSIX from GitHub, or build one (see Development), then Extensions → ⋯ → Install from VSIX…. Reload the Cursor window after installing.

What it does

Keep a page open in Cursor’s Browser tab (file:// or any URL).
A save lands (editor save or agent write to disk).
After cbar.reloadDelayMs, the open browser tab reloads.

The delay exists so a burst of agent edits becomes one refresh.

Settings

Setting	Default	Purpose
`cbar.enabled`	`true`	Master switch
`cbar.reloadDelayMs`	`300`	Milliseconds to wait after the last save
`cbar.watchGlob`	`*/.{html,htm,css,scss,sass,less,js,mjs,cjs,jsx,ts,tsx,svg,vue}`	Files that trigger a reload

Command Palette:

Command	Purpose
About / Disclaimer	Unofficial status and Cursor-only notice
Toggle	Enable or disable auto-reload
Reload Now	Reload the open Cursor browser tab immediately

Logs: Output → Cursor Browser Auto Reload.

How reload works

This uses Cursor’s internal browser commands (cursor.browserView.listTabs, cursor.browserView.reload). They are not a public API and can change in a Cursor update. Headless agent browsers are not reloaded.

If no visible browser tab is open, a save does nothing.

Disclaimer & legal

Unofficial / third-party: independent community project.
Cursor only: not for Visual Studio Code or other editors.
No rights from Cursor / Anysphere: no trademark license, partnership, or official support.
Support: use GitHub Issues only; do not contact Cursor / Anysphere about this extension.
AS IS: MIT License; no warranties. Cursor may change internal browser commands at any time.

See NOTICE.

Development

npm install
npm run package
cursor --install-extension ./cursor-browser-auto-reload-0.1.1.vsix --force

Publishing notes for maintainers: docs/PUBLISH.md.

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License

Cursor and related marks remain the property of their respective owners.