Terminal shortcut partially broken for toggle terminal

[tatoao (Liangwentaoss)]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I used to use “Ctrl + `” to toggle the terminal box. Before, my cursor could jump between the editing window and the terminal window perfectly. But after a recent update, I can no longer jump from the terminal to the editing window. When I press "Ctrl + ` " the cursor jumps to the chatting window, even if I have folded the chatting window. I have to use the mouse to click the editing window to continue editing the scripts, which breaks my attention a lot and harms the user experience.

Steps to Reproduce

I used the Vim mode. So just press “Ctrl + `” to toggle the terminal while you editing some code.

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.2.43 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 32cfbe848b35d9eb320980195985450f244b3030
Date: 2025-12-19T06:06:44.644Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.6.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report.

This looks like a regression. Issues with the Ctrl+` focus behavior were fixed before, but something may have broken again in 2.2.43.

To help us narrow this down, could you check:

1. Which layout are you using, Editor mode or Agent mode?
2. Does the issue still happen if you temporarily disable Vim mode?
3. Do you see any errors in the Developer Tools console? (Help > Toggle Developer Tools > Console)

Also, as a temporary workaround, try Cmd+1 to move focus back to the editor from the terminal.

Related thread about terminal keybindings: Terminal has keyboard input but keybindings with terminalFocus context don't work

Let me know what you find. If this is confirmed as a regression, I’ll pass it to the team to fix.