File view broken in Agent Window

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

The file view in agent window does not update automatically. Just did some refactoring:

  • Agent created new folders, moved files around, deleted some files/folders
    The file view showed new folders, but they did not show the moved files (in normal cursor IDE files were there, also confirmed by terminal). Deleted folders were still in file view.

Steps to Reproduce

Agent creates new folder, moves files there, files not shown in file view.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.0.12 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: a80ff7dfcaa45d7750f6e30be457261379c29b00
Date: 2026-04-04T00:13:18.452Z
Layout: glass
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: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Additional Information

Request ID: bac5fb48-909d-4a11-9991-454b939f230d
For the chat

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

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Hi @Nikolay_Miladinov

Thanks for reporting this. This is a known issue with the file tree in the Agents Window (Glass layout) not properly updating after bulk file operations like moves and deletions. The team has been actively working on improving the Glass file tree’s responsiveness to filesystem changes, and a fix for a closely related issue was shipped recently, but it looks like this specific scenario (agent creating folders + moving files + deleting folders in quick succession) still has gaps.

As a workaround, you can reload the window to force the file tree to refresh: press Ctrl+Shift+P and run Developer: Reload Window. This should bring the file tree back in sync with the actual filesystem state without losing your workspace.

I’ve flagged this with our team for further investigation.

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