New to Cursor 3. How do I see my commit history that would appear on the left in v2?
Hey, in Cursor 3 the Glass/Agents Window opens by default. It uses the left sidebar for Agents, and Git shows up in the new Git Log panel (like in your screenshot). That panel shows the diff against main, so it looks empty.
To get the usual VS Code-like layout back with the classic Source Control panel and git history, switch to the Editor window. Open Settings and find Command Palette: Cursor: Switch to Editor Window. After that, the sidebar works like before, and Source Control plus commit history will show on the left.
Related thread: Source control disappeared from the secondary sidebar
I tried every combination of buttons and menus on the Agent Window’s side panels, but I still can’t find the commit history, or even see the commit message generated for my previous commit.
I clicked the commit button, it committed automatically (without even asking for a commit message), but it didn’t show:
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which message was generated,
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which files were committed,
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where to inspect the commit history afterwards.
How can this be an effective coding tool if I have so little visibility into the repository state? Am I supposed to work blind?
Yes, I can see uncommitted local changes, but that’s not enough.
Missing features like this are what still prevent me from switching full-time to the Agents window. I like the idea of working simultaneously on multiple projects, and the Codex-like Agents workflow is definitely a step in the right direction, but right now I still get an uneasy feeling of not having enough visibility into the project itself.
It feels like most of the focus is on the agent’s conversations (great for vibe coding), but not enough on broader project awareness: commit history, branches, repository state, recent changes, etc.
Am I missing something? Any tips on how to best use the Agents window would be appreciated.