Multiselect behaviour

[MrChriZ]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When multiple folders are selected in the Explorer using Ctrl + click, the selection is not cleared when right-clicking another folder without holding Ctrl. If the user right-clicks a third folder and selects “Add to Chat”, Cursor adds all previously selected folders plus the newly clicked folder to the chat instead of only the folder that was right-clicked.

Steps to Reproduce

Steps to reproduce

Open the Explorer in Cursor.

Hold Ctrl and click to select two folders.

Release the Ctrl key.

Right-click on a different (third) folder without holding Ctrl.

Click “Add to Chat.”

Expected Behavior

Right-clicking a folder without holding Ctrl should clear the previous multi-selection and select only the folder that was right-clicked. Therefore, only the third folder should be added to the chat.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 2.6.13 (system setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 60faf7b51077ed1df1db718157bbfed740d2e160
Date: 2026-03-06T06:17:49.499Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.6.0
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.0
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.17763

For AI issues: which model did you use?

N/A

For AI issues: add Request ID with privacy disabled

N?A

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[mohitjain (Mohit)]

Hi Chri,

Thank you for reporting this with reproduction steps. I’ve confirmed this is a known area of improvement & have added your report to an existing tracking issue with our engineering team.

As a workaround, you can click on a blank area in the Explorer to clear your multi-selection before right-clicking the folder you want to add.

We’ll look into the behavior. Thank you for flagging this.

Best,
Mohit