Describe the Bug Clicking on chat from chat history does not go to that chat. Steps to Reproduce Have several chats in chat history and click one. [image] Expected Behavior Closes chat history and makes the clicked chat active. Operating System Windows 10/11 Version Information Version: 2.6.11…

This seem to be resolved when I clicked the double arrow icon at the top right, this then changed my layout/view and made the chat panel look a bit different. Then the chat history worked.

Thank you so much! Had the same issue and that worked for me as well

If you do Ctrl + E (windows) or Cmd + E (mac) until the double arrows is seen, the issue returns. [image] This appears to be the shortcut for “Swap Agent Sidebar Location” [image] And this layout state is preferable because it allows for the undo/keep to appear as an overlay instead of in bread…

Hey, thanks for the report and for finding a workaround, and especially for the detail about Ctrl+E. This is a known bug in 2.6.11, there’s another thread with the same issue here: Chat sessions history The team is aware. The info that the issue is tied to a specific layout state (Swap Agent Sideba…

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug Whenever I am trying to switch chats via Show chat history icon on the top right, it shows all the previous chats in the usual dropdown but when I click, nothing happens. I can only create new chats but the old ones aren’t ope…

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor CLI Describe the Bug I just updated to the newest version of cursor and ran into an issue where when I press the clock icon, select a previous chat, then nothing happens. I’m not taken to the other chat and instead am stuck with the one I was alre…

[2.6.11] Clicking On Chat in Chat History Not Working

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MidnightOak March 7, 2026, 7:47am 10

This appears solved in 2.6.13

Unable to open old chats (can't access needed chat context)

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Previous chat being inaccessible

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[2.6.11] Clicking On Chat in Chat History Not Working

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