Missing close button on AI chat panel

[bcarbonn]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

There is no way to hide the AI chat panel, just like you would hide the terminal.

Only way is to press Ctrl+K twice.

I chosed the word “hide” not “close” on purpose. Due to lack of screen space I want to hide the panel without closing chats.

Steps to Reproduce

Install cursor

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Linux

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.6.14
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 64b72c9cd7e38203078327f881d5fe74930b2600
Date: 2025-09-11T21:42:07.958Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.8.0-79-generic

Additional Information

Related to Bring back the "close chat" button!

Should have been fixed but isn’t

[deanrie]

Hey, yes, that button was removed, and you can hide and show the panel by clicking the cursor icon at the top of the window.