Open Chat/New Chat commands not working in editor window


The “Open Chat” and “New Chat” commands don’t work when I try to trigger them from the editor window—neither through the Commands pane nor via keybindings. Previously, I had a command to open Composer from the editor, and that worked fine. Now, the only way I can start a new chat is by right-clicking a file in the Explorer and selecting “Add files to new Cursor chat,” which isn’t always convenient. Interestingly, these commands do work when the chat window is in focus.

It seems like a fix is needed to make the Open Chat/New Chat commands functional from the editor window. Additionally, it’d be great to have a “Close Chat” command added for better workflow.

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This is a known bug that the Cursor team are actively working on.

I’ve been pushing this one for a while—I agree that the current way of starting new chats is inconvenient. It should be fixed soon, the team is on it :slight_smile:

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