How do I make Cursor one IDE by default? It started to open chat mode after updates, no matter what I do, settings like disabling “openAgentsWindowOnStartup”, it still keeps opening agents chat instead of IDE, I need every time to open from that IDE and close agents window, this is pretty annoying. …

This worked for me on v3.11.19: Settings - General - Open Agents Window On Startup - Off. Then you need to have IDE open. Close Agents Window, if it’s open. After that, Close IDE. The next time you open Cursor it should open in IDE.

Hey, this is a known bug. The setting “Open Agents Window on Startup: Off” isn’t always respected after a restart, and Cursor restores the Agents Window instead of the IDE. Workaround: make sure the last active window before quitting is the regular IDE window, not the Agents Window. Steps: Settin…

Settings - General - Open Agents Window On Startup - Off. Then you need to have IDE open. Close Agents Window, if it’s open. After that, Close IDE. The next time you open Cursor it should open in IDE. Workaround: make sure the last active window before quitting is the regular IDE window, not the…

Yeah, this workaround hits a limit. It relies on the IDE being the last active window before you quit, and with like ten projects in different windows it falls apart. Fair complaint. This bug is known and already being tracked, but I can’t share an exact ETA for a fix yet. As soon as I have an upda…

MacOs 26.5.1 (25F80) Cursor Version: 3.11.19 (Universal) VS Code Extension API: 1.125.0 Commit: bf249e6efb5b097f23d7e21d7283429f0760b740 Date: 2026-07-12T21:39:24.175Z Layout: IDE Build Type: Stable Release Track: Default Electron: 40.10.3 Chromium: 144.0.7559.236 Node.js: 24.15.0 V8: 14…

Thanks, the version and steps help. What you’re describing, when you close the last window and then launching from the Dock opens the Agents chat instead of the IDE, is exactly the case where Open Agents Window on Startup: Off doesn’t work. This specific scenario, launching with no windows to restor…

There are many ongoing threads about this. I suggest we consolidate them into the following! [image] Cursor Always Starts in Agent Mode Instead of IDE Mode Help Hey all! Sorry for the confusion here. Let me (hopefully) clear things up. Switching “Open Agent…

How do I make Cursor one IDE by default? (it started to open chat mode after updates)

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Colin (Colin) July 15, 2026, 4:02pm 11

There are many ongoing threads about this. I suggest we consolidate them into the following!

Topic		Replies	Views
Opening in Agent Mode Bug Reports agents-window	6	570	July 15, 2026
Open Agents Window on Startup is ignored when the last active window is Agents Bug Reports agents-window	5	121	July 15, 2026
Agent window opens on startup when it's turned off Bug Reports agents-window	4	106	July 15, 2026
Cursor defaults to Agents Window on application restart Bug Reports layout , agents-window	8	324	July 15, 2026
Agents Panel defaults open no matter what I do Bug Reports layout , agents-window	14	820	July 15, 2026

How do I make Cursor one IDE by default? (it started to open chat mode after updates)

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