Antigravity Terminal Stuck on Running in Windows 11? Here’s the Real Fix
How to Fix Antigravity Terminal Stuck on “Running…” in Windows 11
If your Antigravity terminal freezes, gets stuck on “Running…”, or AI stops executing commands — follow these steps.
This issue is usually caused by the Windows ConPTY backend, not by PowerShell or CMD.
🔹 Step 1 — Open Settings (JSON)
Open Antigravity
Press Ctrl + Shift + P
Type: Open Settings (JSON)
Press Enter
This will open your settings.json file.
🔹 Step 2 — Disable ConPTY
Add the following line anywhere inside the JSON file:
"terminal.integrated.windowsEnableConpty": false
Make sure:
There is a comma after the previous line (if needed)
The JSON format stays valid
Save the file.
🔹 Step 3 — (Optional but Recommended) Add Stability Settings
For maximum terminal stability on Windows 11, you can also add:
"terminal.integrated.enablePersistentSessions": false,
"terminal.integrated.gpuAcceleration": "off"
If you're using PowerShell (which is completely fine), you can keep:
"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "PowerShell"
You do NOT need to switch to CMD or Git Bash.
🔹 Step 4 — Restart Antigravity
This is important.
Fully close Antigravity
Make sure it is not running in the background
Open it again
🎯 What This Fix Does
Antigravity (like Visual Studio Code) uses the Windows ConPTY pseudo-terminal system.
On Windows 11, ConPTY can cause:
Infinite “Running…” state
Frozen terminal
AI execution hanging
Broken input/output streams
Disabling ConPTY forces the editor to use the older, more stable terminal backend.
🚀 Expected Result
After applying this fix:
Terminal no longer freezes
No more infinite “Running…”
AI executes commands normally
PowerShell works correctly inside Antigravity
📌 Summary
If your Antigravity terminal is stuck:
It’s not PowerShell.
It’s not CMD.
It’s not Git.
It’s ConPTY.
Disable it — restart the IDE — problem solved.