In a multi-root workspace, when the agent edits files in a secondary workspace root (not tracked by the primary repo’s git), no inline diffs appear in the editor. The changes are applied directly without any diff highlighting or Accept/Reject buttons.
The agent chat panel shows the diffs correctly (e.g., “Review +11 -9”), but the editor shows only the final state — no green/red highlighting, no “1 of N” navigation.
This worked correctly in Editor View (Cursor 2) — the same files showed full inline diffs with Accept/Keep buttons.
Steps to Reproduce
Set up a multi-root workspace where a secondary root (e.g., clients/) is outside the primary git repo
Switch to Agent View (Cursor 3)
Ask the agent to make edits to a file in the secondary workspace root (e.g., a .md file)
Observe: no inline diffs in the editor, changes are auto-applied
Switch to Editor View (Cursor 2) and repeat — inline diffs appear correctly
Expected Behavior
Inline diffs with Accept/Reject buttons should appear in the editor for all agent edits, regardless of which workspace root the file is in — matching the Editor View behavior.
This is a known issue. Agent View (Glass) currently only tracks diffs for the first workspace root, so in a multi-root setup, changes in secondary roots won’t show inline diffs.
For now, you can use Editor View as the workaround: Cmd+Shift+P > Toggle Editor Layout to switch back. As you noticed, Editor View handles multi-root diffs correctly.
I made some changes via the new agent window mode in the second folder of my workspace, but when I click “review” it shows uncommited files from the first project only.
To clarify, at the same time I see correct review via “normal” chat UI in VSCode-like cursor.
Steps to Reproduce
Create a workspace with several root folders. Each one has its own git repo. Make some commits to all of them.
Make changes to the first (kinda main) folder, but do not commit them.
Go to agent window and ask it for some changes in the second folder.
The review now reviewing the changes from the first folder and completely does not show the changes just made in the chat.
Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue. Agent Window Glass doesn’t support multi-root workspaces correctly right now. Review is tied to the first folder in the workspace, so changes in the second folder don’t show up.
Like you noticed, review works correctly for all folders in the normal Editor View via Cmd+Shift+P then Toggle Editor Layout. For now, that’s the main workaround.
The team is aware, and your report helps us prioritize it. Let me know if you’ve got any other questions.
Thanks Mohit - just wanted to follow up and see if there’s any timeline for this getting resolved? Would love to start using the new Agents view, but this is keeping me in the Editor view for the time being.