Cannot type in chat window when separate from main window

Bug Reports
1

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I’m trying to pop an AI Agent chat window out of the main window so I can move it to a different screen.
See this 45s Loom

Steps to Reproduce

open an existing chat
right click on top of that chat’s tab header (where chat name is displayed)
→ “open as Editor”
drag that new window outside of the main IDE window
now you should have that specific chat floating as a standalone window
try to type in the input field - are you able to?

Expected Behavior

Able to type messages to send to agent

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.0.54 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 7a31bffd467aa2d9adfda69076eb924e9062cb20
Date: 2025-11-03T22:40:44.657Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.5.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

2

Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue - chat in a separate window isn’t fully supported in Cursor yet.

Workaround: after popping the chat into a new window, reload that window:

  • Press Cmd+Shift+P
  • Type “Developer: Reload Window”
  • Press Enter

Let me know if this helps!