Unable to create new chat and see past chats

[snapmydesign]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

After the new update new chat and chat history icons have disappeared, which is ridiculous. Now I am not able to go back to my previous chats and don’t know how to create a new chat

Steps to Reproduce

Just update the cursor IDE

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Linux

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.2.20
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: b3573281c4775bfc6bba466bf6563d3d498d1070
Date: 2025-12-12T06:29:26.017Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.8.0-78-generic

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report. Yes, this is the new interface. Your previous Chats are now in the Agents sidebar:

• Open the Agents panel: Ctrl+I or Ctrl+L
• Chat history (agents): use the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+S
• Create a new chat: shortcuts Ctrl+N or Ctrl+T

Let me know if the Agents panel doesn’t open and we’ll dig deeper.