Cursor agents

All AGENTS Features

• Introduced Cursor Automations directly within the Agents Window for integrated management.(3.5)
• Enabled configuration of automations to attach multiple repositories, allowing agents to reason across diverse codebases.(3.5)
• Enabled creation of automations without any attached repository for non-code-based monitoring and actions.(3.5)
• Added five new no-repo automation templates to the Marketplace, including a Slack digest agent, product analytics agent, product FAQ agent, product finance agent, and customer health agent.(3.5)
• Enabled integration with Jira, allowing users to assign work items to Cursor or mention @Cursor in comments to start a cloud agent session.(05-19-26)
• Cursor now uses Jira work item details (title, description, comments) and repository settings to scope tasks initiated from Jira.(05-19-26)
• Agent completion updates are now shown directly in Jira, including a link to the generated pull request.(05-19-26)
• Introduced support for multi-repo environments for cloud agents and automations, allowing configuration of a single environment with multiple required repositories.(05-13-26)
• Enabled environment configuration using Dockerfiles, now supporting build secrets for securely accessing private package registries during the build step.(05-13-26)
• Enabled agents to ask clarifying questions, flag missing credentials, and validate proper environment setup during configuration.(05-13-26)
• Added version history tracking for every development environment, allowing users to review and roll back changes.(05-13-26)
• Implemented environment-level scoping for egress and secrets, ensuring secrets configured for one environment are inaccessible from others.(05-13-26)
• Enabled integration with Microsoft Teams, allowing users to mention @Cursor in any Teams channel to delegate tasks or pull information.(microsoft-teams)
• Introduced automatic repository and model selection based on the prompt and recent agent activity.(microsoft-teams)
• Enabled the agent to read the entire conversation thread for context before implementing a solution and creating a Pull Request.(microsoft-teams)
• Introduced a new, comprehensive PR review experience allowing users to manage PRs from creation to merge within Cursor.(3.3)
• Enabled faster plan execution through parallel agent execution, allowing Cursor to multitask across independent plan steps simultaneously.(3.3)
• Added quick-action pills for pinning frequently used skills for faster access.(3.3)
• Enabled splitting changes into multiple Pull Requests directly from multitasking actions using chat context to identify logical slices.(3.3)
• Made the /multitask command available in the editor for running async subagents to parallelize requests immediately.(3.3)
• Introduced Cursor Security Review beta on Teams and Enterprise plans, featuring two always-on security agents: Security Reviewer and Vulnerability Scanner.(05-01-26)
• Enabled Security Reviewer to check every Pull Request for security vulnerabilities, authentication regressions, privacy/data-handling risks, agent tool auto-approvals, and prompt injection attacks, leaving inline comments with severity and remediation.(05-01-26)
• Enabled Vulnerability Scanner to run scheduled scans of the codebase for known vulnerabilities, outdated dependencies, and configuration issues, with optional Slack notifications for findings.(05-01-26)
• Added capability to customize Cursor-managed security agents by adjusting triggers, adding custom instructions, providing custom tooling, and configuring output sharing, including plugging in existing SAST, SCA, and secrets scanners.(05-01-26)
• Introduced the Cursor SDK, allowing users to build custom agents using the same runtime, harness, and models as Cursor.(sdk-release)
• Enabled running custom agents locally or on Cursor's cloud against a dedicated VM using any frontier model.(sdk-release)
• Added first-class run streaming support via SSE events with reconnect capabilities for Cloud Agents API.(sdk-release)
• Added explicit agent lifecycle controls including archive, unarchive, and permanent delete functionality for durable agents.(sdk-release)
• Introduced the /multitask command to run async subagents in parallel, breaking down large tasks into smaller chunks for simultaneous processing.(3.2)
• Enabled running isolated tasks in the background across different branches using improved worktrees in the Agents Window.(3.2)
• Enabled support for multi-root workspaces, allowing a single agent session to target multiple folders across different repositories for cross-repo changes.(3.2)
• Introduced a Tiled layout in the Agents Window, allowing users to split the view into panes to run and manage several agents in parallel.(3.1)
• Enabled users to press and hold Ctrl+M to activate upgraded, more reliable voice input with batch STT transcription.(3.1)
• Added UI controls (waveform, timer, cancel/confirm buttons) for voice recording sessions.(3.1)
• Allowed searching and selecting a branch before launching a cloud agent from the empty state, targeting the agent to a specific branch immediately.(3.1)
• Enabled direct navigation from a diff view straight to the exact corresponding line within the file.(3.1)
• Added include/exclude filters to the "Search in Files" functionality for scoping code searches to specific file sets.(3.1)
• Introduced the new Agents Window interface allowing users to run many agents in parallel across repos and environments (locally, worktrees, cloud, SSH).(3.0)
• Enabled Design Mode within the Agents Window to annotate and target UI elements directly in the browser for more precise feedback.(3.0)
• Added keyboard shortcuts for Design Mode: → ⌘+Shift+D to toggle, Shift+drag to select an area, → ⌘+L to add element to chat, and → Option+click to add element to input.(3.0)
• Added Agent Tabs in the Editor to view multiple chats side-by-side or in a grid.(3.0)
• Added a new command /worktree that creates a separate git worktree for isolated changes.(3.0)
• Added a new command /best-of-n that runs the same task in parallel across multiple models in isolated worktrees and compares outcomes.(3.0)
• Enabled MCP Apps to support structured content for richer tool outputs.(3.0)
• Added directory group name to audit logs for improved human readability.(3.0)
• Added a team-level Admin setting to restrict creating, editing, and deleting team secrets to Admins.(3.0)
• Added an Enterprise Admin control for disabling "Made with Cursor" code attribution for the entire team.(3.0)
• Introduced support for self-hosted cloud agents, allowing code execution and tool usage entirely within your private network.(03-25-26)
• Enabled self-hosted cloud agents to be initiated from the Cursor editor, web app, Slack, GitHub, Linear, or via the API.(03-25-26)
• Enabled Cloud Agents to use the software they create for testing changes and demonstrating work.(02-24-26)
• Introduced isolated Virtual Machine (VM) environments for each Cloud Agent running on your codebase, complete with a full development environment.(02-24-26)
• Cloud Agents now produce merge-ready Pull Requests (PRs) that include artifacts like videos, screenshots, and logs for easier review.(02-24-26)
• Introduced the Cursor Marketplace for discovering and installing plugins to extend Cursor's capabilities.(2.5)
• Enabled granular network access controls for sandboxed commands, allowing users to define allowed domains (User config only, User config with defaults, Allow all).(2.5)
• Enabled asynchronous execution for subagents, allowing the parent agent to continue working while subagents run in the background.(2.5)
• Enabled subagents to spawn their own subagents, supporting complex tasks like multi-file features and large refactors.(2.5)
• Introduced long-running agents capable of planning and completing larger, more complex tasks autonomously.(02-12-26)
• Enabled long-running agents to deliver larger, more complete Pull Requests (PRs) with fewer follow-up tasks.(02-12-26)
• Introduced Subagents, specialized, independent agents that run in parallel with custom configurations for faster, more focused task execution.(2.4)
• Enabled direct image generation from the agent using text descriptions or reference uploads, saving previews inline and to the assets/ folder.(2.4)
• Launched Cursor Blame (Enterprise plan feature) extending git blame with AI attribution, showing which lines were AI-generated (by Tab completions or agent runs) versus human-written.(2.4)
• Added the ability for agents to ask clarifying questions during Plan and Debug modes, allowing them to continue working while waiting for user input.(2.4)
• Enabled building custom subagents and skills that utilize the new 'ask question tool'.(2.4)
• Added the agent models command to list all available models.(CLI)
• Enabled quick switching between models using the --list-models flag or the /models slash command.(CLI)
• Introduced the /rules command to create new rules and edit existing ones directly from the CLI.(CLI)
• Enabled enabling and disabling MCP servers on the fly using the /mcp enable and /mcp disable commands.(CLI)
• Introduced four default layouts: agent, editor, zen, and browser for easier customization.(2.3)
• Enabled switching between layouts using the keyboard shortcut Command (⌘) + Option (⌥) + Tab (⇥).(2.3)
• Enabled moving backwards through the layout list by including Shift (⇧).(2.3)
• Introduced Conversation Insights to analyze agent sessions, categorizing work type (Bug fixes, refactoring, explanation) and complexity.(enterprise-dec-2025)
• Enabled sharing of agent conversations via read-only transcripts, which can be forked to start new conversations from the same context.(enterprise-dec-2025)
• Added Billing Groups functionality for enterprise users to map usage and spend to organizational structure, set budget alerts, and track team adoption.(enterprise-dec-2025)
• Extended Linux sandboxing support for agents, complementing existing macOS support, allowing scoped access control.(enterprise-dec-2025)
• Launched Service Accounts for non-human automation, enabling secure configuration, API calls, and cloud agent invocation without tying workflows to individual developer accounts.(enterprise-dec-2025)
• Introduced Debug Mode which instruments the app with runtime logs to help reproduce and fix tricky bugs across stacks, languages, and models.(2.2)
• Enabled a new browser sidebar and component tree for simultaneous design and coding, allowing real-time element manipulation, color updates, layout testing, and CSS experimentation.(2.2)
• Added the ability to select multiple visual elements and describe desired changes in text to initiate an agent for visual updates.(2.2)
• Added support for inline Mermaid diagrams in Plan Mode, allowing agents to automatically generate and stream visuals into plans.(2.2)
• Enabled sending selected to-dos to new agents for more granular control over plan building.(2.2)
• Implemented Multi-agent judging, which automatically evaluates parallel agent runs and recommends the best solution with an explanation.(2.2)
• Introduced AI Code Reviews directly in the editor to find and fix bugs within your changes via a sidepanel.(2.1)
• Enabled Instant Grep (Beta) so that all agent-run grep commands, including manual sidebar searches and regex searches, execute instantly across all models.(2.1)
• Introduced a new Multi-Agents editor featuring a sidebar for managing agents and plans.(2.0)
• Enabled running up to eight agents in parallel on a single prompt using isolated environments (git worktrees or remote machines).(2.0)
• Introduced Composer, a new agentic coding model that is 4x faster than similarly intelligent models.(2.0)
• Launched Browser functionality to General Availability (GA) with added support for Enterprise teams.(2.0)
• Enabled Browser to be embedded in-editor, including new tools for element selection and forwarding DOM information to the agent.(2.0)
• Enabled defining custom commands and rules for your Team via the Cursor dashboard, automatically applied to all members.(2.0)
• Introduced Voice Mode, allowing control of the Agent using built-in speech-to-text conversion.(2.0)
• Enabled defining custom submit keywords in settings to trigger the agent to begin running in Voice Mode.(2.0)
• Enabled creating plans with one model and building the plan with another, with options for foreground, background, or parallel agent execution.(2.0)
• Enabled sharing custom rules, commands, and prompts with the entire team via deeplinks.(2.0)
• Enabled Enterprise teams to distribute hooks directly from the web dashboard, including managing drafts and OS targeting.(2.0)
• Enabled viewing a timestamped Audit Log of admin events including user access, setting changes, and team rule edits.(2.0)