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Cursor Cloud Agents

by Anysphere

Cursor Cloud Agents (also known as Background Agents) are fully autonomous coding agents from Anysphere that spin up isolated Ubuntu VMs to execute software engineering tasks asynchronously. They can be triggered directly from Slack, GitHub, Linear, or the Cursor IDE, allowing developers to delegate tasks without being at their machine. The agent handles the full dev loop — writing code, running tests, and opening pull requests — then hands back control when complete.

8 Overall Score

Scores

Capability
8
Ease of Use
7
Documentation
6
Reliability
7
Value
7
Momentum
9

Details

Status
active
Pricing
freemium
Launch Date
2025-04
Last Updated
2026-03-15

Key Features

  • Isolated Ubuntu VM per task for secure, reproducible execution
  • Multi-surface triggers: Slack, GitHub, Linear, and the Cursor IDE
  • Fully autonomous dev loop: code writing, test execution, and PR creation
  • Asynchronous background execution — no need to be at your machine
  • Git-native workflow with automatic branch management and commit history

Tech Stack

Ubuntu VMsTypeScriptClaude (Anthropic)GPT-4oGitGitHub APISlack APILinear API