Ctrl + K doesn't work always

[haris-musa]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

On terminal ctrl+k is supposed to open the input box for generate command but it just doesn’t work sometimes

Steps to Reproduce

press ctrl + k on terminal

Expected Behavior

should open dialog for prompt to generate command

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.7.54 (system setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 5c17eb2968a37f66bc6662f48d6356a100b67be0
Date: 2025-10-21T19:07:38.476Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report. I see your terminal is in the bottom panel, so this is different from the known editor-area issue.

To help diagnose, could you share:

• Does it work right after launching Cursor, then stop later?
• Does clicking into the terminal first (to give it focus) change anything?
• Does restarting Cursor temporarily fix it?
• Do you have any extensions that might use Ctrl+K?

[haris-musa]

• No, it doesn’t work right after launching
• Nope, I am already focused
• It’s very random, sometimes restarting works, sometimes doesn’t
• Nope

I am attaching another SS which might be helpful

[deanrie]

Thanks for the info, we’ll look into it.