2.0.69: UX Failure: / commands should not trigger in the middle of a prompt

[charles]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Terrible UX pattern, Cursor is triggering the “create a short cut” pop up whenever you type in a /directory in the middle of a prompt. As you will note on every other platform like slack, slash commands ONLY trigger when they are the first thing in the prompt area. Same should be true in Cursor. or dont use a common character to trigger them.

Steps to Reproduce

“Hey look in /directory” see popup.

Operating System

Linux

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.0.69
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 63fcac100bd5d5749f2a98aa47d65f6eca61db30
Date: 2025-11-07T18:21:29.650Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.6.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report. You’re right - slash commands should generally trigger only at the start of input (Slack‑style).

Today, “/” opens the command popup mid‑prompt, which gets in the way of typing file paths. I’ve noted this as a UX improvement.

Workaround: press Esc to dismiss the popup or keep typing. Not ideal, I know. The team will review adjusting the trigger conditions for slash command autocomplete.