Unresponsive chatbox input

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

The chatbox input is very unresponsive. In short when I type, it takes 2-3 seconds for it to appear in the chatbox.

Steps to Reproduce

Go to a new chat or existing chat and try typing in the chatbox. It takes seconds for what you have typed to appear in the box but when you click enter, everything that you had typed is sent in the request.

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.2.44
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 20adc1003928b0f1b99305dbaf845656ff81f5d0
Date: 2025-12-24T21:41:47.598Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.5.0

Additional Information

I have tried reinstalling and some other troubleshooting methods I found online. None worked. I really like cursor but it is just unusable at this point.

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the report.

This is a known issue with chat input. A temporary workaround:

  1. Press CMD+Shift+P in the chat window
  2. Select “Developer: Reload Window”

This should restore normal typing.

To help the team investigate, can you share:

  1. Are you using multiple monitors? Is the chat open as a separate window?
  2. Do you see any errors in the Developer Console (Help > Toggle Developer Tools > Console tab) when the lag happens?
  3. Does reloading the window help?

Let me know if this fixes it.

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