When the Cursor Agent performs a file edit, the conversation history displays a clickable “diff” or “changes” block. Historically, clicking this block would automatically open the relevant file and scroll to the changed lines. Currently, clicking these blocks in the chat interface triggers no action.
Steps to Reproduce
Open a project in Cursor and initiate a chat with the Cursor Agent.
Ask the agent to modify a specific file (e.g., “Add a function to main.py”).
Wait for the agent to complete the task and generate the “Changes” block in the chat interface.
Click on the file name or the highlighted changes block within the chat bubble.
Expected Behavior
Clicking the change summary in the chat should immediately open the affected file in the editor and navigate the viewport directly to the specific lines that were modified or added.
Hey, thanks for the detailed report with the screenshot and version. This is a known bug. Clicking the diff or Changes block in chat doesn’t open the file or scroll to the changes. It’s on our side, I’ve filed an internal report. I don’t have an exact ETA for a fix yet, but I’ll post an update in the thread as soon as I have one.
A couple quick questions to narrow it down:
Does this happen with all files, or only some (for example, if the file was renamed or moved after the edit)?
Does Ctrl+click on the filename in the block also not work?
For now, as a workaround, you can open the file from the sidebar or via Ctrl+P. The changes are there, it’s just the navigation from the block that isn’t working.
Hey, thanks for confirming and for sharing the video, it helps.
Your second point, the Changes section is there, but clicking a file or diff doesn’t open anything, is the same bug I already reported in this thread. It’s on our side and we’re tracking it.
Your first point, after the agent makes edits the Changes section sometimes doesn’t show up at all, looks like a separate issue, not the same as the unresponsive clicks. To avoid mixing two different bugs in one thread and to track them properly, please start a separate thread for Changes list not showing up. You can attach the same video and mention how often it happens, like every Nth session, specific kinds of edits, etc.
The workaround is still the same, open the file via Ctrl+P. Thanks for noting that Reload Window doesn’t help, that’s a useful detail.
Thanks for checking, this is exactly what I needed.
The fact that it doesn’t work for any files and Ctrl+click is also a no-op is a useful detail. It means this isn’t about renamed or moved files, it’s about navigation from the block itself. I added that to the report.
Additional detail: after fully closing and reopening Cursor, clickability is lost mostly for newer Changes/diff blocks. In some older chat sessions, clickability can also disappear.
I have the same problem too. When I click the diff, it doesn’t open the relevant file.
For me, this is one of the main points I use cursor over agentic because it allows me to understand and learn what the AI is doing. Please fix it ASAP.
Same issue here. From what I’ve observed, this has been getting worse across recent updates.
At first, only some inline file links stopped navigating to the source location. In the latest version, both inline file links and diff/change preview links no longer navigate at all.
This makes reviewing Agent changes much harder, especially when working across multiple files.
I’ve reproduced this on multiple Windows machines, so it does not seem to be a local configuration issue.
Thanks everyone for confirming, especially for the details about how it behaves in new vs old chats and that Reload Window doesn’t help.
Confirmed, this is the same bug with clicks in the diff or Changes block. It’s on our side and we’re already tracking it. I can now see it also affects macOS thanks to @Mark4, and I’ve added that to the report. I can’t share an exact ETA for a fix yet, but I’ll post an update in the thread as soon as I have one.
For now the workaround is the same on both platforms: open the file via Ctrl+P on Windows or Cmd+P on macOS, or open it from the sidebar. The changes are still there, it’s only the navigation from the block that’s broken.
@deanrie still no ETA? Cursor sadly unusable for me (and I assume others) for as long as this remain unfixed. Currently on Claude Code VSCode extension for first time
