Bug Report: / Command/Context Menu Not Working in Old Chats

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Bug Report: / Command/Context Menu Not Working in Old Chats

Title: / Command or Skill Context Not Available When Returning to an Old Chat

Description:
When opening an existing/old chat and navigating back to it, the / command/context functionality does not work. When attempting to use / to add a command or skill context file, the options are not available/selectable.

Actual Result:
The / menu does not allow commands or skill context files to be added.

Impact:
Users cannot add required commands or skill context to an existing chat after returning to it.

Steps to Reproduce

Bug Report: / Command/Context Menu Not Working in Old Chats

Title: / Command or Skill Context Not Available When Returning to an Old Chat

Description:
When opening an existing/old chat and navigating back to it, the / command/context functionality does not work. When attempting to use / to add a command, or skill context file, the options are not available/selectable.

Steps to Reproduce:

Open an existing/old chat.
Navigate back to the chat from another screen/chat.
Click in the chat input field.
Type /.
Try to select/add a command or skill context file.

Actual Result:
The / menu does not allow commands or skill context files to be added.

Expected Result:
The / menu should work normally in old chats and allow users to select and add available commands or skill context files.

Impact:
Users cannot add required commands or skill context to an existing chat after returning to it.

Expected Behavior

The / menu should work normally in old chats and allow users to select and add available commands or skill context files.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

Linux

Version Information

Version: 3.21.16
VS Code Extension API: 1.128.0
Commit: 8ae78e8eee1e63479c7e0504b664bc0a80c68000
Date: 2026-09-19T06:43:22.276Z
Layout: IDE
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 42.10.0
Chromium: 148.0.7778.280
Node.js: 24.18.1
V8: 14.8.178.38-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.291
OS: Linux x64 6.8.0-134-generic

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the detailed report and the screenshot. I can see an in-place edit box with /c typed in, and it only shows Debug and Multitask.

This looks like it’s not about old chats. It’s specifically about editing an earlier message in-place in the IDE layout on 3.21. The / menu in that edit box currently only shows built-in modes, so skills, commands, and rules don’t appear. I’ve passed this to the team.

For now, two workarounds:

  • Type / in the main input field at the bottom of the chat panel. Skills, commands, and rules should show up there.
  • Or open the chat in Agents Window using the button at the top of the chat panel and edit the message there. The / menu in that edit box should be complete.

To confirm we’re seeing the same thing, can you check this?

  1. Open any chat with at least two messages.
  2. Click the main input field at the bottom and type /. Do you see your skills, commands, and rules?
  3. Press Escape, click an earlier message to edit it, then type / there.

I expect step 2 to show everything, and step 3 to show only modes like Debug and Multitask. Let me know what you get.

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this is still not resolved ? in new version ?