Archived agent sessions don't stay archived

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

  • Cursor IDE

  • Cursor CLI

  • Background Agent (GitHub, Slack, Web, Linear)

  • BugBot

  • Somewhere else…

Describe the Bug
I archived many agent sessions. After restarting Cursor, the archived agent sessions were again visible in the agents interface sidebar.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open Cursor agents interface

  2. Archive an agent session in the left sidebar

  3. Restart Cursor

  4. Notice that archived session is back and visible in the agents interface sidebar

Expected Behavior
Archived agent sessions should remain archived after Cursor restart

Operating System

  • Windows 10/11

  • MacOS

  • Linux

Version Information

Version: 3.0.12
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: a80ff7dfcaa45d7750f6e30be457261379c29b00
Date: 2026-04-04T00:13:18.452Z
Layout: glass
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.12.57+deb13-amd64

Does this stop you from using Cursor?

  • Yes - Cursor is unusable

  • Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

  • No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

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  • Cursor CLI
  • Background Agent (GitHub, Slack, Web, Linear)
  • BugBot
  • Somewhere else…

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Operating System

  • Windows 10/11
  • MacOS
  • Linux

Version Information

  • For Cursor IDE: Menu → About Cursor → Copy
  • For Cursor CLI: Run agent about in your terminal
IDE:
Version: 2.xx.x
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
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CLI:
CLI Version 2026.01.17-d239e66

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Does this stop you from using Cursor?

  • Yes - Cursor is unusable
  • Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor
  • No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue. 3.0.9 shipped a partial fix for zombie draft chats, but it doesn’t cover all cases, including archived sessions. Other users are seeing this on 3.0.9+ too.

For now, you can follow updates in this thread: Deleted past chats will appear again after the new recent update

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