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Cursor editor

Component

Updates related to the editor component of Cursor.

6 releases32 features5 bug fixesView all Cursor releases

All EDITOR Features

  • 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 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)
  • 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 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)

All EDITOR Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issues related to synchronous execution blocking the parent agent when using subagents.(2.5)
  • Fixed 11 unspecified bugs (as noted in the release notes summary).(2.4)
  • Fixed file conflicts when running multiple agents in parallel by using isolated environments.(2.0)
  • Fixed memory leaks and improved overall memory usage across the application.(2.0)
  • Improved quality when working with Agent across all models, especially GPT-5 Codex, due to harness improvements.(2.0)

Releases with EDITOR Changes

2.54 features1 fix
Feb 17, 2026

This release significantly enhances Cursor's extensibility with the introduction of the Cursor Marketplace for plugins, covering workflows from design to deployment. Key functional updates include enabling asynchronous subagents for better parallel task handling and introducing granular network access controls for sandboxed commands for improved security.

2.45 features1 fix
Jan 22, 2026

This release significantly enhances agent capabilities by introducing Subagents for parallel, specialized task execution and enabling direct image generation within the agent interface. Additionally, Enterprise users gain Cursor Blame for detailed AI attribution tracking, and agents can now proactively ask clarifying questions during complex workflows.

2.33 features
Dec 22, 2025

This release focuses on stability improvements across the core agent, layout controls, and code review functionality. Users can now easily customize their workspace layout by selecting from four new default layouts and switching between them using a new keyboard shortcut.

2.26 features
Dec 10, 2025

This release introduces powerful new debugging capabilities with Debug Mode and a visual development workflow via the new browser sidebar and component tree. Plan Mode is enhanced with inline Mermaid diagram support, and Multi-agent judging provides automated selection of the best solution when running agents in parallel.

2.12 features
Nov 21, 2025

This release introduces powerful new capabilities including AI Code Reviews directly in the editor for immediate bug detection and Instant Grep (Beta) for lightning-fast codebase searching. Plan Mode has also been enhanced with interactive question-answering to improve plan quality.

2.012 features3 fixes
Oct 29, 2025

This release introduces significant new capabilities, including the Multi-Agents editor for running up to eight agents in parallel and the new, faster Composer coding model. Key stability improvements include Sandboxed Terminals going GA on macOS and major performance boosts for Language Server Protocols. Users can now also control the agent via Voice Mode and define centralized Team Commands.