Cannot type @ in agent chat

Bug Reports
1

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Cannot type “@” in the agent chat window. Nothing happens and the @-sign is not shown.

It works in the generate-popover when pressing command-K.

This happened after update to this version

Steps to Reproduce

Open a new agent chat. Try to press @. Nothing happens.

Expected Behavior

I expect to be able to pick context.

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.0.18
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 8cb04d86d3ad91716fbaa6853f0c8ce3e64371d0
Date: 2025-10-27T15:23:27.332Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 23.6.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

2

Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known regression in the new chat interface affecting international keyboard layouts and Option/Alt key combinations.

The team is aware and working on a fix, you can track progress here: ⌥ (Option) shortcuts ignored in AI Panel

Workaround: click the @ icon in the bottom-right corner of the chat input field with your mouse to add context.

Let me know if this helps.