Plan links in chat no longer open plan files (regression)

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Cursor version: 3.9.16
OS: Windows 10

Expected:
Clicking a plan link in Agent/Plan chat opens the plan file in the editor.

Actual:
Link appears broken or resolves to wrong path (project folder vs
C:\Users<user>.cursor\plans). Must use Ctrl+P + full path manually.

Impact:
Plans are harder to find/review; workflow worse than before when
links worked from chat.

Suggestion:

  • Fix chat links to resolve ~/.cursor/plans paths, OR
  • Default “Save to workspace” + link to .cursor/plans in repo, OR
  • Make plan links use absolute path in chat

Steps to Reproduce

Steps:

  1. Create plan in Plan mode
  2. Plan saved to C:\Users<user>.cursor\plans<name>.plan.md
  3. Chat shows link to plan
  4. Click link → does not open plan

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

IDE 3.9.16

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

Hey, thanks for the detailed report. This is a known bug on our side. Plans are now saved by default in ~/.cursor/plans (on Windows this is C:\Users\<user>\.cursor\plans\...), and the link in the lead chat that starts with C: gets incorrectly parsed as a URI scheme, so the file won’t open. The issue is already being tracked, but I can’t share an exact fix date yet.

For now, here are a few workarounds:

  • On the plan card, click “View Plan” and it’ll open the right file directly, bypassing the text link.
  • Or use the “Save to workspace” icon on the plan card. The plan will move into .cursor/plans inside your repo, and links will resolve correctly after that.
  • Or use Ctrl+P and search by the file name.

Once I have an update on the fix, I’ll reply in the thread.

Hi,
thanks for quick response.
This is partially misunderstanding since I have been using the classic mode and somehow ended up opening the newer IDE.
Managed to open the classic again and workflow has been restored for now.

For me this is resolved.

Glad the workflow is back. One thing to note is that the actual bug with opening plan links on Windows in the new IDE is still there. It’s on our side and we’re tracking it, but there’s no ETA for a fix yet. So if you end up in the new UI again, the workarounds from my message above should help you open the file: use the View Plan button on the plan card, or Save to workspace.

Once I have an update on the fix, I’ll reply in this thread.