Multiple unnecessary New Agent tabs in Chat Pane

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When I reload Cursor the Chat Pane opens with multiple blank New Agent tabs.

Steps to Reproduce

Select the “Developer: Reload Window” command and the tabs appear. Reinstalling Cursor IDE does not resolve the issue.

Expected Behavior

Expect at most one New Agent tab to appear.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 3.12.30
VS Code Extension API: 1.128.0
Commit: 63a2996a10d9e476b6c28e951dd7691d9c0cf480
Date: 2026-07-21T22:50:03.568Z (20 hrs ago)
Layout: IDE
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.256
OS: Darwin arm64 25.5.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

Hi @Martin_Kraft Thanks for the forum post and sorry about that! This is a known class of issue we are tracking.

First, to reassure you: this isn’t something on your end, and reinstalling wouldn’t have made a difference. We’ve confirmed a real bug in how agent chat tabs are restored, where previously open tabs don’t come back cleanly and you can end up with extra blank “New Agent” tabs. It’s a known issue that we’re tracking and actively looking into.

A couple of things that can help in the meantime:

  • Instead of Developer: Reload Window, try fully quitting Cursor (Cmd+Q, or File > Exit) and reopening. Restoring from a normal restart tends to preserve tab state more reliably than a window reload.
  • You can safely close the extra blank “New Agent” tabs. Any of your named conversations are still there and can be reopened from the chat history dropdown (or the sidebar) if they drop out of the top tab group.

We’ll try to keep this thread updated with any relevant information for you!

Thank you sir, I’ll keep an eye out for the fix. I appreciate the response.