Bugs in Agent/Chat window when its moved to editor and on different monitor

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I’m consistently experiencing bugs when I try using the chat in an editor pane moved to a second monitor. From launch on monitor A I open chat and use “move to editor” then move that tab to monitor B. I’ve experienced the following bugs:

  • the chat input bar stops allowing me to write in it
  • if i select some code and “add to chat” it launches a new chat, seemingly theres no way to specifiy the chat i have in the editor is my “main chat”
  • if i hit backspace in this chat window it takes me to the start of the line (fun i know)

Steps to Reproduce

see above

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.4.21
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: dc8361355d709f306d5159635a677a571b277bc0
Date: 2026-01-22T16:57:59.675Z (4 days ago)
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.2.7
Chromium: 142.0.7444.235
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.21-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.6.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

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Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue with chat in a separate window or in the editor pane on a second monitor.

Try this workaround: after you move chat to a new window, reload that window. Cmd+Shift+P > Developer: Reload Window. This should fix the focus and keyboard issues.

Related threads:

Let me know if the reload helps.