Gerst20051
January 30, 2026, 1:04am
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Guys, I’ve finally figured it out!!! Clicking the “Editor” mode doesn’t actually switch back to editor mode. It’s broken. You need to press CMD+E to switch back to Editor Mode . Then the button will toggle the chat panel correctly, as expected.
https://forum.cursor.com/t/please-bring-back-the-cursor-icon-in-the-top-right/148778
Hey, thanks for the report. This isn’t a bug. The Cursor icon was intentionally removed in v2.3 in the Agent layout in favor of customizable layouts.
Here are the current ways to hide or show the chat panel:
Quick options:
Shortcut CTRL+ALT+B toggles the chat panel
Switch to the Editor layout (press CTRL+E). The Cursor icon is still there, so you can close the panel with one click
Alternative:
Click the gear icon (top right) and pick the layout you want
Or set up a custom layout that fits…
Mega Thread (Apparently, this is a big discussion. The product team lacks common sense)
Hey everyone, Lee from the Cursor team. Consolidating a few threads here to talk about the Cursor layout and feedback/suggestions on how we can improve the UI.
Summarizing some of the things you all said:
There were a few comments about the agents/editor toggle in the top navigation bar. We’ve since removed this in favor of customizable layouts. Our goal here is to make it easy for you to customize your default layout, and which panes you want open. In the top right, we now have the ability …
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