There is no way to adjust only the assistant/chat panel UI elements size in Cursor (separate from global zoom). For users who want a larger (or smaller) UI elements in just the chat window without making the rest of the interface oversized, this limitation reduces usability and comfort.
Impact:
The agent/chat text can be too small or large relative to the rest of the UI, depending on user preferences and monitor DPI.
Users who prefer more readable assistant output cannot tailor the experience without affecting the entire IDE.
Expectation:
A setting to adjust the interface elements of just the agent/chat window, separate from the global UI zoom.
Thanks, I saw it before.
However, I think better to have a small native feature to do this. That’s not a big deal, not a super massive unique option that is worth of setting up 3rd party extensions.
In a world where we have Plan and Debug modes, it’s been a real pain to constantly scroll up and down to see the full text. I often end up typing long messages in a tiny chat window that only shows about 12 lines at a time which is FAR from ideal.
As a temporary workaround, I open a new editor tab, but that’s not great either, since I can’t use the “add to chat” shortcut there.
Please make the chat window behave like a textArea and allow users to resize it!
In Debug mode, a single stack trace can easily fill those 12 visible lines, and then the scrolling hell begins.
This is the kind of thing many people might not actively complain about, but I’m sure they would benefit a lot once they realize it’s possible.