I use Cursor primarily as an IDE. I reach for agents as and when I need them. And when I do, I’m typically using a dedicated interface for that - eg the new Agents Window.
No matter how many times I toggle it off, the Agents panel will force itself open every single time I open a Cursor window. I will have been working on one project for an entire day, not once using the Agent panel, then the following day opening the same project, the Agents panel will force itself open after a short delay like a popup.
I need my tools to behave like tools, not like advertisements. How can I prevent the Agents panel from forcing itself open every single session?
Having the IDE take 3 clicks to open (click cursor, click editor, close agent…) instead of one, every single time, is (un)surprisingly such an annoyance lol.
As a tool, it should provide a settings option to let users decide whether to open it by default.
And the panel’s width does not remember the size it was last adjusted to, which is very annoying.
Following up on @kevinn’s reply:
We’ve acted on the feedback. Following up on that, version 3.3.30 adds a new “Open Agents Window on startup” toggle in Cursor Settings > Agents. Turn it off to launch into the Editor by default.
To get the update: Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P > Attempt Update, then restart Cursor.
If you don’t see the toggle after updating, the workarounds from my earlier reply still work: Shift+Cmd+N (Mac) / Shift+Ctrl+N (Windows/Linux) to open the Editor, or launch from terminal with cursor . --classic. The update is rolling out gradually, so it may take a bit to reach everyone.
