Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug When I select the “Open Chat as Editor” feature, it shows “Loading chat” and then never finishes loading. There is no further response. I then closed Cursor and reopened it. After that, the current project becomes completely …

Hey, thanks for the report. I can see a screenshot showing Cursor with a black screen. Let’s try a few steps: Start Cursor in Safe Mode from the command line: cursor --disable-extensions Try opening the project. Does the UI load? If that didn’t help, reset Cursor AppData: Fully close Curs…

The second option is helpful. Although the settings, extensions, and some information were reset, Cursor is now working normally again.

I am having the same issue. I’m hoping I don’t have to clear out my extensions et al. I can open a new window with Ctrl+Shift+N, but the error re-occurs if I try to reopen the initial project. I have opened a new window, opened dev tools, cleared the logs, then opened the errored project. Attached…

[image] “Open Chat as Editor” causes permanent black screen when reopening project Bug Reports Hey all! I can no longer reproduce this on 2.4.31. Please let me know if you still face an issue on the latest version.

Open chat as editor bug

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Colin (Colin) March 25, 2026, 2:13pm 8

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Open chat as editor bug

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