[CLI] Regression in 2026.07.08: multi-line prompt cursor navigation broken

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor CLI

Describe the Bug

As of 2026.07.08, the multi-line prompt input changed from an auto-growing text area to a fixed-height viewport (now fixed at 6 visible lines, scrolling beyond that). Since this change, arrow-key cursor navigation no longer follows the rendered (soft-wrapped) line layout, making multi-line prompts very hard to edit.

  • Left/Right jump or stop unexpectedly at wrap boundaries instead of moving to the end of the previous visual line.
  • Up/Down do not preserve the horizontal column; the caret lands in the wrong column, and Up-then-Down does not return to the original position.
  • Net effect: the cursor jumps to unexpected positions and is hard to maneuver.

Reproduces in BOTH Warp and macOS Terminal.app, so it is terminal-independent.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Start cursor-agent.
  2. Enter a multi-line prompt (Ctrl+J for newlines) long enough to soft-wrap and exceed the 6-line visible input height.
  3. Navigate with Left/Right and Up/Down.

Expected Behavior

  • Left/Right traverse visual lines naturally; crossing a wrap boundary moves to the adjacent visual line.
  • Up/Down preserve a preferred horizontal column and land on the nearest glyph of the adjacent visual line; Up-then-Down returns to the original position.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

  • Introduced in: 2026.07.08-0c04a8a
  • Still present in: 2026.07.09-a3815c0 (current latest)
  • Last good version: 2026.07.01-41b2de7 (bisected by pinning the version symlink in ~/.local/share/cursor-agent/versions)
  • OS: macOS 26.5.2
  • Terminals: Warp and macOS Terminal.app (both affected)

Additional Information

Likely cause: cursor movement appears to operate on logical character offsets only, without a mapping between logical offsets, soft-wrapped visual lines, and x/y screen position, and without maintaining a preferred/goal column during vertical movement. This is a regression between 07.01 and 07.08; the earlier build navigated correctly.

Attachments: two screen recordings —

  • cursor-cli-text-area-move-left.mov (Left/Right at wrap boundary)
  • cursor-cli-text-area-move-down-up.mov (Up/Down column not preserved)

Does this stop you from using Cursor: No — Cursor works, but editing multi-line prompts is painful.

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey @mo-ja

Thanks a lot for the report. Your diagnosis is spot on, and I’ve filed a bug with the team.