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Cursor: What's New in May 2026

A summary of all updates, new features, and bug fixes released for Cursor during May 2026.

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New Features in May 2026

  • 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 Composer 2.5, offering substantial improvements in intelligence and behavior over Composer 2.(composer-2-5)
  • Enabled Composer 2.5 to be better at sustained work on long-running tasks.(composer-2-5)
  • Enabled Composer 2.5 to follow complex instructions more reliably.(composer-2-5)
  • 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)
  • Enabled users to customize the effort level Bugbot uses for its Pull Request (PR) reviews, offering Default, High, and Custom configurations.(05-11-26)
  • Introduced a Custom effort level configuration allowing users to describe in natural language when Bugbot should dynamically switch between default and high effort settings.(05-11-26)
  • 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 granular model access controls allowing admins to set allow or blocklists at the model and provider level.(05-04-26)
  • Enabled blocking of entire providers or specific model configurations based on speed and context window size.(05-04-26)
  • Added the option for enterprises to block new providers or model versions by default.(05-04-26)
  • Enabled setting of soft spend limits instead of only hard limits to prevent accidental user blocking.(05-04-26)
  • Implemented automatic usage alerts sent to users when they reach 50%, 80%, and 100% of their soft or hard limits.(05-04-26)
  • Added the ability for admins to filter usage analytics by specific users.(05-04-26)
  • Enabled breaking down usage analytics by product surface, including clients, Cloud Agents, automations, Bugbot, and Security Review.(05-04-26)
  • 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)

Bug Fixes in May 2026

  • Fixed environment configuration failures so that cloud agents now default to a base image with clear warnings instead of immediately failing.(05-13-26)
  • Fixed terminal interaction bugs within the agents window, including issues with editing shortcuts and approval/overlay edge cases.(3.3)
  • Fixed several regressions affecting the slash menu and input approval workflows.(3.3)
  • Fixed MCP authentication edge cases, specifically transient 401 errors and stale credential handling.(3.3)
  • Fixed issues related to multi-repo environment selection and caching.(3.3)
  • Fixed various cloud agent timing and hydration edge cases that previously impacted reliability.(3.3)

Improvements in May 2026

  • All agent runs for newly created automations are 50% off for the next 7 days.(3.5)
  • The Jira integration automatically scopes tasks based on the work item title, description, comments, and team repository settings.(05-19-26)
  • Composer 2.5 provides a more pleasant collaboration experience.(composer-2-5)
  • Updated pricing tiers for Standard and Fast models.(composer-2-5)
  • Upgraded layer caching for Dockerfile builds, resulting in 70% faster builds when the cache is hit by only rebuilding updated layers.(05-13-26)
  • Cursor now clearly displays the environment version that the agent is currently running in.(05-13-26)
  • Added the ability for admins to restrict environment rollback permissions to administrators only.(05-13-26)
  • Added an audit log to capture all actions taken by team members on environments for security visibility.(05-13-26)
  • The agent now reads the entire thread for context before implementing a solution.(microsoft-teams)
  • Provided performance metrics showing that High effort finds 0.95 bugs per run on average, compared to 0.7 bugs per run with Default effort.(05-11-26)
  • Added user control in settings to specify the model for Explore subagents (specific model, inherit parent model, or disable).(3.3)
  • Added support for using general model names (e.g., "opus") in subagent configuration to always use the newest version of that model.(3.3)
  • Improved prompt input undo/redo grouping for a more natural editing experience.(3.3)
  • Improved long-chat handling, reducing jumpiness and other unexpected behaviors.(3.3)
  • Made MCP connection behavior more predictable and added explicit stale token cleanup upon re-authentication.(3.3)
  • Enhanced the new PR review experience with inline review threads, top-level comment visibility, a focused commit history tab, and a file tree/changes picker in the Changes tab.(3.3)
  • Updated spend management to include soft limits and intelligent alerts for better consumption visibility.(05-04-26)
  • Enhanced usage analytics tab with new filtering and breakdown capabilities for better reporting.(05-04-26)
  • Continuously improving the runtime, harness, and models powering Cursor Security Review for a strong out-of-the-box experience.(05-01-26)

All Releases in May 2026

3.54 features

This release brings Cursor Automations directly into the Agents Window, centralizing management alongside your agents. You can now configure automations to work across multiple repositories or create entirely new automations that require no repository context. Five new no-repo automation templates are also available in the Marketplace to help users get started.

05-19-263 features

This release introduces a major integration with Jira, allowing users to initiate cloud agent tasks directly from Jira work items by assigning them or using the @Cursor mention. Cursor uses ticket context to scope work and posts completion updates, including PR links, back into Jira.

composer-2-53 features

Composer 2.5 is now available, representing a substantial upgrade in intelligence and reliability for complex, long-running tasks. This version is designed to be more pleasant to collaborate with and follows intricate instructions more consistently. The release also details updated pricing tiers for the Standard and Fast model options.

05-13-265 features1 fix

This release focuses on enhancing agent development environments by introducing support for multi-repo setups and Dockerfile-based configuration with build secrets. Key improvements include faster builds via upgraded layer caching and new governance features like environment version history and granular secret scoping for better security and control.

microsoft-teams3 features

This release introduces deep integration with Microsoft Teams, allowing users to delegate tasks directly from Teams channels using the @Cursor mention. The AI agent is now smarter, automatically selecting the correct repository and model, and using the full conversation history for better context before generating solutions.

05-11-262 features

This release introduces customizable effort levels for Bugbot PR reviews, allowing users to balance review speed against thoroughness by selecting Default, High, or a Custom configuration based on natural language instructions. Users must be on usage-based billing to access effort customization.

3.35 features5 fixes

This release delivers a major overhaul to the PR review workflow, integrating creation through merge into one place with enhanced views for threads, commits, and changes. Performance is significantly boosted by enabling parallel execution of plan steps using async subagents. Additionally, users gain new productivity features like splitting changes into multiple PRs and pinning favorite skills as quick actions.

05-04-267 features

This release focuses heavily on Enterprise administration, introducing granular model access controls and new soft spend limits with intelligent usage alerts. Admins also benefit from an updated usage analytics tab with enhanced filtering options for better oversight.

05-01-264 features

Cursor Security Review is now available in beta for Teams and Enterprise users, introducing automated security checks via the Security Reviewer and scheduled Vulnerability Scanner agents. Users can now customize these security agents by integrating their existing scanning tools and adjusting operational triggers.