Notification badges that don't disappear

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

After the chat is finished and viewed, the red badge on the Docker icon does not disappear.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open the Cursor/Cursor Agent window
  2. Start an AI chat
  3. Wait for the message to finish generating
  4. A system notification will pop up

Already tried:

  1. Clicked the system notification to open the Cursor/Cursor Agent window
  2. Manually returned to the Cursor/Cursor Agent window and clicked the session
  3. Continued the chat in the latest session

None of these steps caused the red badge to disappear

Expected Behavior

After I view the chat result (whether by tapping the system notification or opening Cursor directly), the red badge disappears

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 3.2.11
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: e9ee1339915a927dfb2df4a836dd9c8337e17cc0
Date: 2026-04-24T14:36:47.933Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.4.0

Additional Information

macOS 26.4.1 (25E253)

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the detailed report with a screenshot and steps. This is a known bug in the macOS Dock badge reset logic. Similar reports are already here:

We’re tracking the issue, but I can’t share an ETA for a fix yet. As a temporary workaround, you can use Clear All Notifications from the tray menu, it forces the counter to reset.

If there’s an update, we’ll post it here.

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Got it. Thanks for the reply.