# Messed up Chat Tab **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Tags:** chat, keybindings, layout\ **Created:** [February 18, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/messed-up-chat-tab/152196 "2026-02-18T14:18:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![keskin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@keskin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/keskin)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/messed-up-chat-tab/152196/1 "2026-02-18T14:18:23Z")
### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE ### Describe the Bug My right side bar used to only open the editor (the chat box), now it opens agent list + chat box). While trying to debug I introduced a secondary bug, when I command+L on code lines a new chat box opens instead of sending the selected lines to the preexisting chat box. Please check the screenshot to see how it appears. ### Steps to Reproduce I misclicked on my keyboard while trying to call a keyboard binding and broke my right side bar configuration, I don’t know what I clicked on unfortunately. ### Expected Behavior Ideally, when I toggle my right side bar I want only an editor (chat box) to appear, and when I command+L I want the code I selected referenced in the chat box on the right side bar (and no new chat boxes) ### Screenshots / Screen Recordings ![What happens when I command+L when a chatbox on the side bar was open](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/0/0/00ebbd542603d121c72cf6d654e4b251bb320c73.png) ### Operating System MacOS ### Version Information Version: 2.4.31 (Universal) VSCode Version: 1.105.1 ### Does this stop you from using Cursor No - Cursor works, but with this issue ---
**Author:** ![keskin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@keskin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/keskin)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/messed-up-chat-tab/152196/3 "2026-02-18T14:20:44Z")
Some more screenshots since the post only permits one screenshot. This is how I want it to look: ![Screenshot 2026-02-18 at 5.05.17 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/1/d/1dc4cc6527f579ba49d7d8903579d87a3974f16f.png) This is how it looks if I open using the Toggle agents side bar button on top right (beside the gear icon): ![Screenshot 2026-02-18 at 5.06.26 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/c/0/c0a07deeb6a8eb59ba6f7c476c13d380bbe83e96.png) ---
**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/messed-up-chat-tab/152196/4 "2026-02-20T15:35:14Z")
Hey, this is a layout settings issue. Chat is set to open in an editor tab instead of the side panel. To fix it, go to Cursor Settings β†’ Agents β†’ Default Location and switch from Editor to Pane. Then restart Cursor. Let me know if that works. ---
**Author:** ![keskin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@keskin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/keskin)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/messed-up-chat-tab/152196/5 "2026-02-20T15:54:16Z")
Yes this worked, thank you πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![keskin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@keskin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/keskin)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/messed-up-chat-tab/152196/6 "2026-02-20T16:04:30Z")
Second part to the solution, I figured out how to fix the other part of post (My right side bar used to only open the editor (the chat box), now it opens agent list + chat box)) For macOS gotta click command + E. I guess I misclicked it initially πŸ˜… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/messed-up-chat-tab/152196/8 "2026-03-14T16:05:24Z")
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