IDE chat history empty after upgrade to 3.11.13; Agents Window still shows project chats

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

After upgrading Cursor to the current stable version, the IDE Agent/Chat history sidebar for the current project is empty / missing prior conversations.

However, in the Agents Window (multi-agents), the same project’s historical conversations are still visible and can be opened.

This has happened repeatedly after Cursor upgrades on this machine — not a one-off path mistake.

Transcripts on disk are intact; the IDE sidebar index appears orphaned / not rebound to the workspace after upgrade.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Use Cursor with an existing project that has many prior agent chats (local folder + optionally also opened via SSH remote previously).
  2. Upgrade Cursor to the latest stable (here: 3.11.13).
  3. Open the same project folder in the classic IDE.
  4. Check IDE chat/agent history for that workspace → history missing / empty.
  5. Open Agents Window → same project’s chats still listed under Today / history.

Expected Behavior

After upgrade, IDE workspace history should still list the same local agent chats for that project (or automatically re-index from existing agent-transcripts / workspace storage).

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

  • Cursor Version: 3.11.13 (stable)
  • Commit: 3f21b08f0b436a07be29fbfe00b304fa15553350
  • VS Code Version: 1.125.0
  • Date: 2026-07-10T01:45:28.254Z
  • OS: Windows_NT 10.0.19044 (x64)

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the detailed report. Good news, your chats aren’t lost. The Agents Window reads them directly from disk, so everything is still there.

This happens because the classic IDE sidebar Cmd+Ctrl+L stores history per workspace and depends on exactly how the folder is opened. After an upgrade, or if the same folder is opened in a different way (local vs SSH remote vs WSL), the workspace link can break. Then the sidebar shows an empty history even though the transcripts are still on disk. You mentioned the project was previously opened via SSH remote, which fits this case.

What helps:

  • Always open the project the same way every time, same path, same SSH alias, and don’t mix \\wsl$ UNC with remote or WSL connections.
  • Until the link is restored, use the Agents Window to access old chats. Everything is available there and should open normally.

I can’t share an ETA for a fix yet, but your data is safe. I’ll post an update in the thread when I have one.