A few updates for the thread.
Startup toggle : The “Open Agents Window on startup” toggle is now available in Cursor Settings for everyone who had agents window open by default. This is not available for users who never were defaulted into opening the agent window in the first place. Turn it off to launch into the Editor by default. If you don’t see it, update to the latest version (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P > Attempt Update, then restart Cursor).
cursor . from terminal: The startup toggle controls what opens when you launch Cursor from the dock or app icon. cursor . from terminal uses a separate path and may still open the Agents Window regardless of the toggle. Use cursor . --classic to open the Editor directly with your folder loaded.
Windows shortcut tip (via @Ian_Chan): Add --classic to the end of your Cursor shortcut target: "C:\Program Files\cursor\Cursor.exe" --classic. On Mac, a shell alias works: alias cursor='cursor --classic'.
@Maelle_Le_Herisse : The issue you’re describing - “Open Editor Window” focusing an unrelated workspace instead of opening one for the current agent - is a different bug from the startup-default topic in this thread. Our team is aware of workspace-context issues in the window-switching flow. Could you open a new thread for it so we can track it separately? Include:
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How many agents you have open when it happens
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Whether each agent is working in a different repo/worktree
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What you see when you click “Open Editor Window” (which window gets focused)
Your version info is already included, thanks.