Keyboard shortcut not work when open a Browser Tab

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When open a Browser Tab and close it. My IDE shortcut get weard. Like not work(cmd + ⇧ + G to navigate to git panel etc…)
cmd + c not work in chat input
After use the reload the window. Everything get ok.

Steps to Reproduce

Open a Browser Tab with a dev server. And close the tab.

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.5.22
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 0eda506a36f70f8dc866c1ea642fcaf620090080
Date: 2026-02-23T00:15:21.265Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Early Access
Electron: 39.4.0
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.0
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.3.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, this is a known issue. After you close the Browser Tab, focus doesn’t return to the editor, so shortcuts stop working.

Workaround: when hotkeys stop working, try pressing Escape or Cmd+1. That should bring focus back to the editor. If that doesn’t help, run Cmd+Shift+P and select Developer: Reload Window.

The team is aware of this bug. Your report adds another trigger scenario, which helps with prioritization.

Related thread with more details: Keyboard input breaks after cursor auto‑open browser tab: browserViewFocused stuck true

Let me know if the workaround doesn’t help.