Why does cursor open it agent mode and why isn't there a easy well documented way to change it

[Colin]

Hey there.

This is configurable.

Cursor starting in agent mode instead of editor mode

Hey, thanks for the report. This started with the latest update. On startup, Cursor now opens in the Agents Window. To make the Editor Window the default again: Cursor Settings > Agents > turn off Open Agents Window on startup. If you don’t see that toggle or it doesn’t work after you turn it off, you can switch back using Ctrl+Shift+N, or Command Palette Ctrl+Shift+P > Open Editor Window. Let me know if that helped. If the toggle is missing or doesn’t save, tell me and we can look into it se…