Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?
Cursor IDE
Describe the Bug
I am experiencing the “zombie chat” bug where deleted sessions reappear in my sidebar shortly after being removed. This is happening for both Today’s and Yesterday’s chats.
Steps & Symptoms:
I delete a chat/agent using the 3 dots > Delete menu (e.g., “Withdrawal verification for transactions”).
The chat is removed from the sidebar.
After a few minutes or an app restart, the chat reappears in the sidebar list.
Crucial Detail: When they reappear, they are completely blank. Before deletion, they had full histories, but the “resurrected” version is just an empty session occupying a sidebar slot.
System Information:
Plan: Ultra ($200/mo)
Model: GPT-5.2 (Agent Mode)
Machine ID: aa99c58b69381f04f47c7c449c549c5e079653bc8faaa4173c6162e1f9e3bb6a
Request ID: d93224bd-1e10-4e4e-b861-d12dea62daab
Version: 3.0.13 (user setup)
Commit: 48a15759f53cd5fc9b5c20936ad7d79847d914b0
Date: 2026-04-07T03:05:17.114Z
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Steps to Reproduce
- Open the sidebar in Cursor IDE.
- Click the “three dots” (…) menu next to any chat session (Today’s or Yesterday’s).
- Select “Delete.”
- Restart Cursor or wait a few minutes while using the app.
- The deleted chat reappears in the sidebar but is now completely blank.
Expected Behavior
The chat should be permanently removed from the local sidebar and the server-side history. It should not reappear after being deleted.
Operating System
Windows 10/11
Version Information
Version: 3.0.13 (user setup)
Commit: 48a15759f53cd5fc9b5c20936ad7d79847d914b0
Date: 2026-04-07T03:05:17.114Z
For AI issues: which model did you use?
GPT-5.2 (Agent Mode)
For AI issues: add Request ID with privacy disabled
d93224bd-1e10-4e4e-b861-d12dea62daab
Does this stop you from using Cursor
No - Cursor works, but with this issue