Extension causes high CPU load (100%) when creating tickets - regression of #4, #8, #13

[ameet-rajababa]

Environment

• Traycer version: 2.14.8
• Cursor version: 2.4.21
• VSCode version: 1.105.1
• OS: macOS arm64 (Apple Silicon) 25.2.0
• Plan: Pro+

Description

When using Traycer to create tickets from a validated spec, the Cursor Helper process spikes to 100% CPU and stays there indefinitely. This makes the system extremely slow and unresponsive. Ticket creation that should take seconds takes 10+ minutes.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Cursor with Traycer extension installed
2. Create a spec with multiple phases (I had 5 tickets for Phase 1)
3. Ask Traycer to generate/create tickets
4. Observe Activity Monitor - "Cursor Helper" process at 98-100% CPU

Expected Behavior

Ticket creation should complete in reasonable time without pegging CPU.

Actual Behavior

• CPU stays at 100% for extended periods (10+ minutes)
• System becomes sluggish
• Fan spins up
• Ticket creation eventually completes but takes far too long

Notes

• This is NOT a rate limiting issue - I have 8/15 artifacts available
• This appears to be a regression of issues Extension causes high cpu load #4, Extension causes high cpu load #8, and Extension causes high cpu load #13 which reported the same "high CPU load" problem
• Restarting Cursor temporarily fixes it, but CPU spikes again when ticket creation resumes