CMD + N shortcut conflict

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

CMD+N is used by Cursor IDE to reject agent edits, it is also vscode’s default new file shortcut.
As a result when i want to create a blank file (for example to take notes) I accidentally kill part of agents previous work, in my case it deleted an entire file without a way to undo. This is terrible UX.

Steps to Reproduce

Ask agent to create a plan, then ask it to breakdown the plan into 3 parts. Then try to create a new untitled file using cmd+N on mac

Expected Behavior

Different shortcut for reject - it should be that easy to loose expensive and time consuming work

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 3.4.20 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 0cf8b06883f54e26bb4f0fb8647c9500ccb43310
Date: 2026-05-15T02:26:10.351Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 23.0.0

For AI issues: which model did you use?

opus 4.7

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

6

This is a known issue. When agent edits produce inline diffs, Cmd+N fires “Reject Partial Edit” instead of “New File” because the shortcut is overloaded.

Workaround: Open Keyboard Shortcuts (Cmd+K Cmd+S), search for “Reject Partial Edit”, and rebind it to a different shortcut (e.g., Ctrl+Alt+N). That frees up Cmd+N for creating new files.

7

This issue really needs more attention.
People are outrageous beause they lost their changes/files. I’ve seen people mentioning this issue since mid 2025, but I did not see any action from the team.
Imagine this: when you just generated a whole new project with tons of files, and you suddenly want to open a new tab, pressed Cmd+N. Boom, one file is gone. You haven’t figure out what happened, press again. Boom, another file gone. And the worst thing is, it is irrevertible, you cannot undo this to get the file back.