Agent text size doesn't get changed

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Hi, Team.
I tried to change the agent text size, but it doesn’t work. Even though I changed the setting, it still shows me the default size. I am using the Cursor IDE in WSL.
How to fix this?
Thank you

Steps to Reproduce

Go to cursor settings → Agents → text size → change the size.
It doesn’t work

Expected Behavior

I want to see large agent text

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

Linux

Version Information

Version: 3.10.17 (system setup)
VS Code Extension API: 1.125.0
Commit: c89f45b831621cdc5e951694db44fecd8fab1150
Date: 2026-07-05T06:39:45.228Z
Layout: IDE
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.256
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

7

Hi @Ricky1 Thank you very much for the post. This is a regression that was introduced, and I’ve raised a bug report for us to tackle it.

In the meantime, the most reliable workaround is to zoom the whole app:

- Press Ctrl and + or Ctrl and - to zoom in or out (Ctrl and 0 resets it).

- Or add “window.zoomLevel”: 1 to your settings.json (try 1 or 2).

This works in WSL and will enlarge the agent text. The one caveat is that it scales the entire window (editor, sidebar, terminal), not just the chat.

8

Hi Kevin, Is there ETA on the fix cause this bug is pretty annoying and it’s been around (fixed/regressed a couple times) for quite some time. Zooming on the whole window is making the rest of UI look ugly

9

No ETA but the priority was recently bumped up :folded_hands: