Default Agents Window Option Breaks Editor

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When the option in Cursor Settings → General → "Open Agents Window at Startup " is set to “On”, it causes the “IDE” button in the Agents Window to open another agents window rather than the editor, causing there to be no way to open the editor while this setting is enabled.

Steps to Reproduce

Set the option in Cursor Settings → General → “Open Agents Window at Startup” to “Yes” and restart Cursor. Then click the IDE button either from the link above the chat section, or from File → Open IDE.

Expected Behavior

Editor should be accessible even when the Agents Window is default.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.11.13 (user setup)
VS Code Extension API: 1.125.0
Commit: 3f21b08f0b436a07be29fbfe00b304fa15553350
Date: 2026-07-10T01:45:28.254Z
Layout: Agent Window
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.256
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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