Debug toolbar does not appear in Command Center while debugging on macOS

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When I set:

"debug.toolBarLocation": "commandCenter"

the debug toolbar does not appear in the Command Center even while the app is actively running in debug mode.

I am using Cursor on macOS and debugging a Flutter app. The application launches successfully and the debug session is active, but the Command Center does not show the debug controls at all.

Current behavior:

  • App starts and runs normally in debug mode
  • Debug session is active
  • Command Center is visible
  • Debug toolbar does not appear in the Command Center

Expected behavior:

  • When debug.toolBarLocation is set to commandCenter, the debug controls should appear in the Command Center while a debug session is running

Settings used:

"window.commandCenter": true,
"debug.toolBarLocation": "commandCenter",
"workbench.activityBar.orientation": "horizontal"

What I already tried:

  • Reloaded the window
  • Reset view locations
  • Reset menus
  • Confirmed Command Center is enabled
  • Confirmed debug session is running
  • Switched activity bar orientation
  • Switched between stable/prerelease behavior checks
  • Floating toolbar works, but Command Center does not

Notes:
This looks like a regression or unsupported behavior in Cursor, because upstream VS Code documents commandCenter as a valid value for debug.toolBarLocation, and Cursor forum threads show similar reports of the debug toolbar not appearing in the Command Center. (Visual Studio Code)

Environment:

  • OS: macOS
  • App type: Flutter
  • Cursor version: [please insert your exact version here]

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Enable Command Center
  2. Set "debug.toolBarLocation": "commandCenter"
  3. Start a debug session
  4. Observe that no debug controls appear in the Command Center

Additional context:
There are also recent Cursor UI regressions around missing Command Center and top bar elements, which may be related. (Cursor - Community Forum)

Version: 2.6.20
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: b29eb4ee5f9f6d1cb2afbc09070198d3ea6ad760
Date: 2026-03-17T01:50:02.404Z
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 25.3.0

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Hey, thanks for the detailed report.

This is a known issue. debug.toolBarLocation: commandCenter isn’t working correctly in Cursor right now. The team is aware, but there’s no ETA for a fix yet.

There’s also a related thread about similar debug panel issues in 2.6.20: Run and Debug controls missing from Run and Debug panel in 2.6.20

For now, the only workaround is to use "debug.toolBarLocation": "floating" or "docked", which you already found.