Version History & Features

Cursor’s changelog is the version-by-version record of every major release, from the 0.x early-development builds through the 3.x agent-first era, documenting new features, improvements, and fixes at each step. Reading it in order shows how capabilities like multi-agent execution, background agents, and plugin marketplaces built on top of earlier foundations.

This comprehensive changelog tracks Cursor’s evolution, highlighting major features, improvements, and fixes across all versions. Use this as a reference for understanding feature availability and planning upgrades.

Version 3.x Series (2026)

July 2026 Updates

Latest

Improvements to Cursor in Slack (July 17, 2026)

• The Cursor agent now shares a plan before it starts work triggered from Slack, so you can review the approach before it runs
• Multi-repo environments — a single Slack-triggered agent can operate across multiple repositories in one environment
• Cross-channel workflows let agents hand off and continue work across Slack channels
• No new desktop version number; ships as part of the Cursor-in-Slack integration on the 3.11 line

Cursor 3.11 — Side Chats, Conversation Search & Cloud Hooks (July 10, 2026)

• Side chats — open a durable parallel conversation with /side, /btw, or the plus button without interrupting the main agent; pull its context back with an @-mention
• Conversation search — search thousands of local agent transcripts from the Agents Window with Cmd+K, or search within one conversation with Cmd+F
• Redesigned project/repo pickers — clearer This Computer, Cloud, Remote Machines, No Repo, multi-root, recent branch, and clone-local flows
• Conversation-level cloud hooks — beforeSubmitPrompt, afterAgentResponse, afterAgentThought, subagentStart, stop, and related hooks can observe or control prompts, responses, reasoning, delegation, compaction, and turn completion

Grok 4.5 in Cursor (July 8, 2026)

• Cursor and SpaceXAI released Grok 4.5, a jointly trained mixture-of-experts model for long-running software, data, finance, legal, and general computer-use tasks
• Available across Cursor desktop, web, iOS, CLI, and SDK; base pricing is $2 / $6 per MTok input/output and the fast variant is $4 / $18
• Grok 4.5 joins the first-party model pool but does not replace Composer 2.5; Cursor says they are different weight classes and will continue offering and developing Composer-sized models
• Treat CursorBench comparisons cautiously: Cursor disclosed that an earlier Cursor code snapshot appeared in Grok 4.5 training and excluded that benchmark from its launch comparison
• Independent July 11 snapshot: Artificial Analysis measured Grok 4.5 + Grok Build at 54 on Intelligence Index v4.1 and 76 on Coding Agent Index v1.1; these are system-level measurements, not pure model-weight scores

Late June 2026 Updates

Cursor 3.10 — Team MCP Marketplaces (June 30, 2026)

• Admins can configure Team MCP servers once and distribute them across cloud agents, Agents Window, IDE, and CLI through a team marketplace
• Marketplace access can be restricted by organization groups as well as team-level SCIM directory groups

Cursor 3.9 — iOS, Customize & Agent Infrastructure (June 22–29, 2026)

• Cursor for iOS public beta on all paid plans: launch cloud agents, use voice and slash commands, Remote Control local agents, review artifacts/diffs, and merge PRs from mobile
• Customize page centralizes plugins, skills, MCPs, subagents, rules, commands, and hooks across user, team, and workspace scopes
• Marketplace leaderboards, plugin canvases, and Team Marketplace imports from GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps

June 2026 Updates

Cursor 3.8 — /automate & Automation Triggers (June 18, 2026)

Improvements to Cursor Automations

• /automate skill — create automations directly in an agent session by describing the task in plain language; Cursor configures the triggers, instructions, and tools for you
• Slack emoji trigger — react to a Slack message with a designated emoji to kick off an automation
• Five new GitHub triggers — issue comments, PR review comments, PR review submissions, review-thread updates, and workflow-completion events
• Computer use for automations — cloud agents can generate demos and work artifacts as part of an automation
• Also: save incomplete automations, open a PR by default, and delete memory files from the UI

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Cloud Subagents & Cloud Dev Environments (June 17, 2026)

Part of the Cursor 3.7 line.

• Cloud dev environment setup — Cursor sets up your development environment in the cloud in under 10 minutes
• /in-cloud — spawn cloud subagents in isolated VMs to parallelize work off your local machine
• /babysit — have cloud agents prepare PRs remotely without blocking your local session
• Seamless local-to-cloud handoff, plus running multiple cloud agents simultaneously

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SpaceX Agreement to Acquire Cursor (June 16, 2026)

• SpaceX entered a binding all-stock merger agreement to acquire Anysphere/Cursor at an implied $60B equity value; the formal buyer is SpaceX, not xAI acting separately
• This was a proposed, not completed, acquisition on July 11: closing remained subject to conditions and regulatory approvals, with SpaceX expecting completion in Q3 2026
• xAI had joined SpaceX in February and the combined AI operation is branded SpaceXAI; Cursor separately announced an April partnership to train models on SpaceXAI’s Colossus infrastructure
• Primary source: SpaceX Form 8-K filed with the SEC

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Bugbot 3× Faster & Local /review (June 10, 2026)

• Cursor’s code-review agent is now ~3× faster (about 90 seconds, down from ~5 minutes), 22% cheaper, and finds 10% more bugs per review
• /review runs Bugbot locally to catch and fix issues before you push
• Reviews sync across GitHub and GitLab, and can be configured to focus only on new PR changes

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Cursor 3.7 — Design Mode in the Browser & Canvases (June 4–5, 2026)

Design Mode improvements (June 5)

• Multi-select elements — click two or more elements in the Cursor browser and the agent sees their code, the surrounding layout, and the visual relationships between them; ask it to make one match another, remove repeated content, or adjust a group of components at once
• Voice input — narrate changes through the Design Mode overlay; the mic stays live while an agent is mid-run, so you can queue the next change by voice without waiting for the previous one to finish

Canvas Design Mode & Context Usage Report (June 4)

• Design Mode in canvases — select and annotate UI elements directly inside a canvas
• Context usage report — view an agent’s context usage as an interactive report
• Shared canvases can now open full-screen in the browser, and agents can embed clickable buttons in canvases
• Better canvas type-error fixing, improved component styling, and more chart-customization options

Cursor SDK — custom tools, auto-review & custom stores (June 4)

• Custom tools — hand the local agent your own functions via local.customTools; the SDK exposes them through a built-in custom-user-tools MCP server, so they pass the same permission gate as any MCP tool and are visible to every subagent
• Auto-review — set local.autoReview to route a headless agent’s tool calls through a classifier (steered by natural-language autoRun.allow_instructions / block_instructions in permissions.json) instead of bypassing review entirely
• Custom stores — choose in-memory, SQLite, or an append-only JSONL store for agent and run metadata; nested subagents can now spawn to any depth
• SDK clients still pinning the retired composer-2 slug are routed to Composer 2.5

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Cursor 3.6 — Auto-review Run Mode & Enterprise Organizations (May 29 – June 3, 2026)

Auto-review Run Mode (May 29)

• A new run mode that lets Cursor work longer with fewer approval prompts and safer execution
• Applies to Shell, MCP, and Fetch calls: allowlisted calls run immediately, sandboxable calls run in the sandbox, and everything else goes to a classifier subagent that allows the call, tries a different approach, or asks for your approval
• Configured under Settings > Cursor Settings > Agents > Run Mode, with custom classifier instructions

Organizations for Cursor Enterprise (June 3)

• New Organizations > Teams > Groups hierarchy: an Organization is the top-level container for identity, administration, and membership; Teams are operating units (department, region, subsidiary); Groups are lightweight collections that sit across or within teams
• Multi-team membership, organization-level IDP management, and org-wide usage analytics with per-team drill-down
• Admins can move users between teams via the dashboard, API, or CSV; new joiners inherit team settings and permissions automatically

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May 2026 Updates

Cursor 3.5 — Shared Canvases, Automations in the Agents Window (May 20, 2026)

Shared canvases

• Share canvases created by agents with your team (Pro, Teams, Enterprise)

/loop skill

• Agents can run a prompt repeatedly on a local schedule until a target outcome is reached, or until you stop it
• Omit the interval and the agent decides when — or on what event — to wake itself; Cursor’s examples are “check deploy status every 5 minutes” and “work on this feature until tests pass”
• Aimed at local long-running agents in the Agents Window. It is a bundled skill rather than one of the CLI’s built-in slash commands, and the outcome-terminated form covers work that Claude Code splits off into /goal

Automations, reworked

• Automations now live in the Agents Window
• Multi-repo automations — one agent works across several codebases to deliver, test, and verify
• No-repo automations for monitoring tools outside a codebase, with five new marketplace templates (Slack digest, analytics, FAQ, finance, customer-health)
• Promotional pricing: 50% off agent runs for newly created automations for their first 7 days

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Cursor in Jira (May 19, 2026)

• Assign work to Cursor directly from Jira, or mention @Cursor on a ticket to spin up a cloud agent
• Repository and model are inferred from the ticket; completed runs post a pull-request link back to the issue

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Composer 2.5 (May 18, 2026)

• A substantial step up over Composer 2 in intelligence and behavior — better at sustained work on long-running tasks and more reliable at following complex instructions
• Pricing: Standard $0.50/M input, $2.50/M output · Fast (default) $3.00/M input, $15.00/M output
• Double usage for the first week after launch

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Cursor 3.4 — Full-Screen Tabs, Compact Responses (May 13, 2026)

• Full-screen tabs for focused work, with a floating prompt bar
• Compact chat responses with adjustable tool-call density
• Eight quality-of-life improvements and nine bug fixes for performance and reliability

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Microsoft Teams + Bugbot Effort Levels (May 11, 2026)

Cursor in Microsoft Teams

• Mention @Cursor in any Teams channel to delegate work to cloud agents
• Automatic repository and model selection inferred from your prompt and recent activity
• Replies stream back into the same thread — no context switch out of Teams

Bugbot Effort Levels

• Three configurable profiles: Default (efficiency), High (extended reasoning), Custom (natural-language tuning)
• Default effort: 0.7 bugs found per run · High effort: 0.95 bugs found per run
• Custom requires usage-based billing
• Bugbot transitions to purely usage-based billing — no more seat fees; Teams bills from on-demand spend, Individuals bill from included usage

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Version 3.3 - PR Review, Build in Parallel, Quick Actions (May 2026)

Released: May 7, 2026 (3.3.0) · May 6, 2026 (3.3 preview)

The agent-execution-runtime story matures into shippable PR workflows.

Major Features

Redesigned PR Review Experience

• Three tabs: Reviews, Commits, Changes
• Inline review threads and top-level PR comments now visible without leaving Cursor
• File-tree navigation for large pull requests
• Better diff context with multi-line snippets

Build in Parallel from Plans

• New quick action: click Build in Parallel on any plan
• Cursor identifies independent steps and runs them simultaneously via async subagents
• Dependent steps stay properly ordered — Cursor keeps the DAG intact
• Faster from plan → executing change set

Split Changes into PRs

• New quick action splits a single working set into multiple logical PRs
• Uses chat context to identify slices; defaults to independent PRs unless dependencies require chaining
• Creates a backup snapshot before proposing the split plan for approval

Quick-Action Pills

• Pin your most-used skills as pinned pills above the chat input for one-click invocation
• Persist across sessions and projects

Productivity Improvements

• /multitask now exposes Explore-subagent controls (max depth, concurrency, cost ceiling)
• Context-usage breakdown shows what is consuming context across rules, skills, MCPs, and subagents (released May 6, 2026)
• Enhanced MCP connection stability under high parallelism
• Better long-running job monitoring in the Agents Window status bar

Enterprise Updates (May 4, 2026)

• Granular model access controls: provider-level and model-level blocklists per role/group
• Soft spend limits with alerts at 50% / 80% / 100% thresholds (no hard cut-off)
• Usage analytics filterable by user and product surface (chat, agent, cloud, CLI)

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Version 3.2 - Agent Execution Runtime (April 2026)

Released: April 24, 2026

Cursor reframes the IDE as an agent execution runtime — the agent is the primary process, the editor is the visualization layer.

Major Features

/multitask Command

• Cursor spawns async subagents in parallel rather than serializing requests in a queue
• Cursor automatically breaks larger tasks into smaller chunks and assigns each to its own subagent
• Use when a task naturally decomposes — multi-file refactors, parallel test fixes, cross-module updates

Multi-Root Workspaces

• A single agent session can target a workspace composed of multiple folders
• Cross-repository changes (frontend, backend, shared libraries) inside one cohesive session
• Persists across reopens; integrates with the Agents Window

Notable Improvements

• Better subagent failure recovery and resume logic
• Plan-mode improvements for branched plans
• Tighter integration between /worktree, /best-of-n, and /multitask — they can now share their underlying worktree pool

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Version 3.1 - Tiled Layout & Voice Upgrade (April 2026)

Released: April 13, 2026

See the official Cursor changelog for the latest updates.

Major Features

Tiled Layout for Parallel Agents

• Split your current view into panes to run and manage several agents in parallel
• Expand panes, drag agents between tiles, persistent layouts across sessions
• Ideal companion to the v3.0 Agents Window

Upgraded Voice Input

• Records the full voice clip and transcribes with batch STT for higher-quality speech-to-text
• Activate with Ctrl+M
• New UI controls — waveforms and timers

Branch Selection Before Cloud Agents

• Search and select a specific branch before launching cloud agents
• Fewer manual switching steps when orchestrating long-running jobs

Productivity Improvements

• Diff → file navigation for jumping to exact lines with full editor capabilities
• Include/exclude filters for “Search in Files”
• Enhanced prompt button stability during voice processing
• Improved plan tab document behaviors
• macOS text anti-aliasing refinements
• Design Mode keyboard navigation improvements

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April Mid-Release Updates

Interactive Canvases (April 15, 2026)

• New canvas surface for dashboards, tables, diagrams, and charts
• Blend live data with AI-generated structure in a single pane
• Useful for spec exploration and quick visual reports

CLI Debug & Config (April 14, 2026)

• New /debug CLI command for runtime diagnostics
• New /btw for side questions without derailing the main conversation
• New /config settings panel inside the CLI
• Custom status bars for the CLI TUI

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Version 3.0 - Agents Window & Design Mode (April 2026)

Released: April 2, 2026

Biggest shift since 1.0 — Cursor is now agent-first. The file tree is a fallback; the default view is a window of running agents.

Major Features

Agents Window

• Parallel agents across local repos, git worktrees, cloud infrastructure, and remote SSH
• Open with Cmd+Shift+P → Agents Window
• Toggle between the Agents Window and traditional IDE mode at will
• Cloud agents no longer live in the editor surface — they run inside the window

Design Mode

• Annotate and target UI elements directly in the browser
• ⌘+Shift+D — toggle Design Mode
• Shift + drag — select specific areas
• ⌘+L — add the selected element to chat
• ⌥ + click — add element to input

Agent Tabs in the Editor

• View multiple chats in side-by-side or grid layouts
• Works inside the Agents Window or the traditional editor

New Commands

• /worktree — spin up an isolated git worktree for the agent’s changes
• /best-of-n — run the same task in parallel across multiple models in separate worktrees, then compare outcomes

Notable Improvements

• New Await tool — agents can wait for background shell commands or specific outputs
• Large-file diff rendering performance significantly improved
• Browser automation gains a screenshot-based coordinate-click fallback
• Plan transcripts included in shared chats
• Explorer subagent startup time optimized via caching

Enterprise Updates

• Audit logs display directory group names for readability
• Team-level admin controls for cloud-agent secret management
• Enterprise-wide “Made with Cursor” attribution toggles

Migration from v2.x

• Cloud agents removed from the Editor surface → they live in the Agents Window
• Previous worktree selection deprecated → use the /worktree command

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Version 2.x Series (2025-2026)

Version 2.5 - Plugins & Long-Running Agents (February 2026)

Released: February 17, 2026

See the official Cursor changelog for the latest updates.

Major Features

Plugins & Cursor Marketplace

• Plugins system — extend Cursor with third-party integrations
• Cursor Marketplace with launch partners: Amplitude, AWS, Figma, Linear, Stripe
• Plugins run as MCP servers with sandbox access controls
• Install and manage plugins from the Marketplace tab

Long-Running Agents (Research Preview)

• Autonomous agents that run for hours in the cloud at cursor.com/agents
• Create branches, run CI, iterate on code reviews autonomously
• Available separately from the IDE (Feb 12, 2026)

Async Subagents with Nesting

• Launch subagents that can themselves spawn further subagents
• Deep task decomposition for complex features
• Improved parallelization of independent workstreams

Usage Pool Changes

• Two separate usage pools: Auto/Composer pool and API pool
• Boosted limits for paying customers
• Clearer usage tracking and billing

CLI Improvements (February 18, 2026)

• Plan mode persistent menus for better navigation
• Mermaid ASCII diagrams rendered in terminal
• Ctrl+O toggle for plan mode visibility

v2.5.20 (February 20, 2026)

• Minor stability fixes and performance improvements

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Version 2.4 - Subagents & Skills (January 2026)

Released: January 22, 2026

See the official Cursor changelog for the latest updates.

Major Features

Subagents

• Specialized subagents for specific tasks (testing, docs, refactoring)
• Create custom subagents with .cursor/agents/ directory
• Agent-to-agent communication and task delegation
• Better parallelization with agent pooling

Skills (SKILL.md)

• Define reusable skills with SKILL.md manifest files
• Skills can specify tools, context, and prompts
• Share skills across projects and teams
• Built-in skill marketplace integration

Image Generation

• AI-generated images directly in chat
• Generate mockups, diagrams, and UI previews
• Export to common formats (PNG, SVG)
• Integration with visual editing mode

Cursor Blame

• AI-powered git blame with context
• Understand why changes were made, not just who made them
• Link changes to issues, PRs, and discussions
• Timeline view of code evolution

Agent Clarification

• Agents ask clarifying questions before executing complex tasks
• Configurable clarification threshold
• Better understanding of user intent
• Reduces back-and-forth iterations

40x Faster Hooks

• Massive performance improvement for hooks execution
• Near-instant hook responses
• Better support for complex hook chains
• Reduced latency in hook-heavy workflows

CLI Plan/Ask Modes (January 16, 2026)

• Plan mode in CLI: cursor --plan "description" for offline planning
• Ask mode in CLI: cursor --ask "question" for quick queries
• Cloud handoff: Use & suffix to hand off tasks to cloud agents
• Improved offline support: Better caching and local model fallbacks

Additional Improvements

• Layout persistence across sessions
• Custom keyboard shortcut profiles
• Improved model switching UI
• Better error recovery in multi-agent mode
• Enhanced MCP server management

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Version 2.3 - Layout & Stability (December 2025)

Released: December 22, 2025

Major Features

Layout Customization

• Fully customizable layouts with drag-and-drop panels
• Save and restore layout presets
• Multi-monitor support with layout sync
• Compact mode for smaller screens

Stability Improvements

• Reduced memory usage by 25%
• Better handling of large files (>10MB)
• Improved crash recovery
• Enhanced stability for long sessions

Additional Improvements

• Improved diff view with inline comments
• Better keyboard navigation in agent sidebar
• Enhanced search filtering options
• Fixed various UI rendering issues

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Version 2.2 - Debug Mode & Visual Editing (December 2025)

Released: December 10, 2025

See the official Cursor changelog for the latest updates.

Major Features

Debug Mode

• Runtime log instrumentation for automatic root cause analysis
• Works across multiple tech stacks and languages
• Model-agnostic debugging assistance
• Intelligent error tracing and resolution

Browser Layout and Style Editor

• Real-time visual design capabilities in Cursor Browser
• Simultaneously work on code and design
• Modify elements and adjust colors directly
• Experiment with CSS and apply changes via agent

Plan Mode Improvements

• Inline Mermaid diagrams with automatic generation and streaming
• Delegate selected tasks to new agents
• Enhanced control over plan execution
• Better task breakdown visualization

Multi-Agent Judging

• Automatic evaluation after parallel agent execution
• Recommendations for best solution selection
• Explanatory comments on selected approaches
• Improved multi-agent coordination

Pinned Chats

• Pin important chats in agent sidebar
• Quick access to reference conversations
• Better organization for complex projects

Additional Improvements

• Browser protection controls via dashboard settings
• Read-only terminal support for Ask Mode
• Local parallel agent stability enhancements
• Plans saved as editable disk files
• System notifications for terminal and MCP actions
• Keyboard shortcut improvements
• AWS Bedrock performance optimization
• Explorer pane auto-search functionality
• Rules supporting prompts and scripts within folders

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Version 2.1 - AI Code Reviews & Instant Grep (November 2025)

Released: November 21, 2025

Major Features

Improved Plan Mode

• Interactive UI for answering clarifying questions during plan creation
• Integrated search functionality (⌘+F) within generated plans
• Better planning workflow for complex features

AI Code Reviews

• In-editor bug detection examining your changes
• Complements BugBot integration across GitHub, GitLab, and Enterprise Server
• Proactive issue identification before commits

Instant Grep (Beta)

• Instant execution of all agent grep commands
• Regex and word boundary matching support
• Manual codebase searches significantly faster

Additional Improvements

• Enhanced terminal process awareness
• Project-level hooks support
• Multiple stability and performance refinements

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Version 2.0 - Multi-Agents & Composer Model (October 2025)

Major Release

Released: October 29, 2025

Major Features

Multi-Agents

• Eight parallel agents operating simultaneously
• Isolated codebase copies using git worktrees
• Remote machine support for distributed work
• Coordinate complex tasks across multiple agents

Composer Model

• Frontier model optimized for code generation
• 4x faster than similarly intelligent models
• Enhanced reasoning capabilities
• Better code understanding and generation

Browser (General Availability)

• Full enterprise support with in-editor embedding
• DOM element selection tools
• Production-ready browser integration

Sandboxed Terminals (macOS)

• Secure execution environment for shell commands
• Configurable sandbox controls for enterprise teams
• Enhanced security for automated commands

Team Commands

• Centralized custom commands and rules
• Distribution across team members via dashboard
• Consistent workflows across teams

Voice Mode

• Speech-to-text agent control
• Customizable submission keywords
• Hands-free coding assistance

Performance Improvements

• Language Server Protocol optimization
• Dynamic memory allocation for Python and TypeScript
• Faster response times across the board

Plan Mode Background Processing

• Separate model usage for planning and building
• Parallel agent options during planning
• More efficient resource utilization

Enterprise Features

• Sandbox admin controls
• Cloud hook distribution
• Timestamped audit logging

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Version 1.x Series (2025)

Version 1.7+ - Beta Features (September 2025)

Released: September 29, 2025

Major Beta Features

Cursor Browser (Beta)

• In-app browser for real-time testing and verification
• Test changes as you code without leaving the IDE
• Verify UI changes instantly
• Debug visual issues in context
• Available in Beta settings tab

Native Plan Mode (Beta)

• Built-in task planning before implementation
• AI-assisted breakdown of complex features
• Structured approach to large tasks
• Plan review before execution
• Available in Beta settings tab

Claude Sonnet 4.5 Support

• Best coding model with 1M context window
• Superior performance on coding tasks
• Stronger everyday coding than the prior Opus generation
• State-of-the-art results

GPT-5-Codex Model

• Specialized for bug fixing
• Excellent for UI generation
• Fast iterations on frontend work
• Available in model selection

How to Enable Beta Features

1. Open Settings (Cmd/Ctrl + ,)
2. Navigate to “Beta” tab
3. Enable “Cursor Browser” and “Plan Mode”
4. Restart Cursor if prompted

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Version 1.4.x - Enhanced Agent Control (August 2025)

Released: August 6, 2025

Major Features

Agent Steerability

• Improved agent control and guidance
• Separate model selection per agent
• Enhanced agent sidebar for management
• Queued message handling

Transparency & Control

• Usage and pricing visibility in chat
• Context usage display for all operations
• Compact chat mode for streamlined interface
• Shared terminal with agent

Advanced Capabilities

• GitHub support for Background Agents
• Expanded read file capabilities
• Enhanced directory listing tools
• Improved grep and codebase search
• Web search optimization

Performance

• Faster Background Agent startup
• Optimized edit performance
• Context selection refinements

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Version 1.3.x - Shared Experience (July 2025)

Released: July 29, 2025

Major Features

Shared Terminal

• Direct terminal sharing with Agent
• Real-time command execution visibility
• Synchronized input/output

Context Awareness

• Context usage display in Chat
• Active Tab integration in Chat
• Right-click directory send to Chat

Performance & Security

• Significantly faster edit performance
• Checkpoints for Notebooks
• Enhanced security configurations

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Version 1.2.x - Agent Intelligence (July 2025)

Released: July 3, 2025

Major Features

Agent Planning System

• Structured to-do lists for complex tasks
• Real-time progress tracking
• Task queue management with reordering
• Visible in chat and Slack integrations

Enhanced Context Management

• PR indexing and semantic search
• Improved code embedding model (30% better accuracy)
• Git integration for commits, branches, and issues
• ~100ms faster Tab completions

Developer Experience

• Merge conflict resolution in chat
• Syntax highlighting in completions
• Multiple image attachments support
• VS Code 1.99 base upgrade

Patches

• 1.2.1-1.2.4: Performance improvements, UI polish, stability fixes

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Version 1.1.x - Team Collaboration (June 2025)

Released: June 12, 2025

Major Features

Slack Integration

• Launch Background Agents from Slack with @Cursor
• Live updates in Slack threads
• Full context understanding from conversations
• Direct GitHub PR creation

Enhanced Search

• In-app settings search (Cmd/Ctrl+F)
• PR indexing and search capabilities
• Improved deep-linking experience

MCP Improvements

• Progress notifications for long tasks
• Dynamic tool registration
• Monorepo root context support

Patches

• 1.1.1-1.1.7: Workspace indexing, performance, agent reliability

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Version 1.0 - General Availability (June 2025)

GA Release

Released: June 4, 2025

Major Features

BugBot Launch

• Automated PR review system
• Bug detection and commenting
• “Fix in Cursor” integration
• Smart code analysis

Memories GA

• Project-specific knowledge retention
• Approved memory generation
• Cross-session persistence
• Team sharing capabilities

Developer Tools

• One-click MCP server installation
• Jupyter Notebook agent support
• Background Agents for all users
• Enterprise restrictions to stable releases

Unified Pricing

• Request-based quota system
• Simplified billing model
• Max Mode token pricing
• Legacy mode sunset

Version 0.x Series (2024-2025)

Version 0.50.x - Architecture Refresh (May 2025)

Released: May 15, 2025

Key Changes

Unified Request Pricing

• Single quota system
• Token-based Max Mode
• Removal of premium limits

New Tab Model

• Multi-file change awareness
• Syntax highlighting
• Performance improvements

Background Agent Preview

• Autonomous task execution
• VM-based isolation
• Early access rollout

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Version 0.49.x - Rules & Control (April 2025)

Released: April 15, 2025

Major Features

Rules Generation

• /Generate Cursor Rules command
• Auto-attached rule patterns
• Always-attached persistence
• Agent rule editing

Enhanced Control

• Terminal command approval
• MCP tool permissions
• Review diffs in chat
• Chat history in palette

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Version 0.48.x - Agent Unification (March 2025)

Released: March 20, 2025

Paradigm Shift

Unified Agent Mode

• Single AI interface
• Adaptive capabilities
• Web search integration
• Simplified UX

UI Refresh Phase 1

• New default themes
• Cleaner layouts
• Improved @-context menu

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Version 0.47.x - Stability Focus (March 2025)

Released: March 11, 2025

Improvements

Performance

• Major memory optimizations
• Stability improvements
• Reduced crash frequency

Customization

• Keyboard shortcuts panel
• Early access opt-in
• Auto-model selection

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Version 0.46.x - Agent Evolution (February 2025)

Released: February 6, 2025

Features

• Agent as default interface - UI refresh (new themes) - Web search integration - Improved ignore files - 25 tool-call limit handling

MCP Updates

• Auto-run in YOLO mode - Project-specific configs - Enhanced context usage - Better error handling

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Version 0.45.x - Repository Rules (January 2025)

Released: January 23, 2025

Major Features

.cursor/rules Directory

• Multiple rule files
• Automatic selection
• Project guidelines
• Team standards

Improved Understanding

• Better codebase model
• “Fusion” Tab model
• Long context mode
• Recent changes awareness

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Version 0.44.x - Agent Capabilities (December 2024)

Released: December 17, 2024

Enhancements

Agent Terminal

• Exit code capture
• Background execution (YOLO)
• Editable commands
• Auto-save changes

Error Awareness

• Lint error reading
• Compiler error fixes
• Smarter suggestions

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Earlier Versions (2023-2024)

Notable Milestones

July 2023 - First public nightly build

• Experimental Agents debut - Documentation features - Public changelog begins

October 2023 - VS Code 1.83 base

• Major stability improvements - Bash mode experimental - SSH compatibility fixes

November 2023 - Chat improvements

• Better contextual responses - Follow-up handling - UI enhancements

August 2024 - Composer evolution

• New chat UX - Default-on Composer - Performance gains

Feature Evolution Timeline

AI Models

2023

• GPT-3.5/4 foundation - Basic completions - Simple chat interface

2024

• Claude integration - Multi-model support - Context improvements

2025

• Claude Opus 4.1 - Claude Sonnet 4.5 - GPT-5 / GPT-5-Codex - Gemini 3 Pro

2026

• Claude Fable 5 / Opus 5 / Opus 4.8 / Sonnet 5 - GPT-5.6 family - Grok 4.5 - Gemini 3.1 Pro - Composer 2.5 - Plugins & Marketplace - Long-running cloud agents - Side Chats

Note

This timeline summarizes model eras. For the current lineup, see the 3.x section above: Claude Fable 5 / Opus 5 / Opus 4.8 / Sonnet 5, GPT-5.6, Grok 4.5, Gemini 3.1 Pro, and Composer 2.5.

Core Features

Autocomplete Evolution

• Basic suggestions → Tab model → Multi-file awareness → Fusion model → Composer Model

Chat/Agent Progress

• Simple chat → Composer → Unified Agent → Background Agents → Multi-Agents (8 parallel) → Subagents with Skills → Plugins & Marketplace → Long-Running Cloud Agents

Context Management

• File references → Semantic search → PR indexing → Memories → AI Code Reviews

Integration Timeline

• Git basics → GitHub integration → MCP ecosystem → Slack collaboration → Team Commands

Debugging Evolution

• Manual debugging → Error awareness → Debug Mode (runtime instrumentation)

Version Patterns

Major Version Indicators

2.x - Advanced multi-agent, enterprise features 1.x - Production ready, GA features 0.5x - Architecture changes 0.4x - Feature maturity 0.3x - Rapid iteration 0.2x - Early development

Patch Patterns

• .1-.3: Critical fixes
• .4-.7: Stability improvements
• .8-.11: Feature refinements
• .12+: Extended support

Tip

Monitor patch notes carefully - they often contain important fixes for edge cases and performance improvements that may significantly impact your workflow.

Breaking Changes History

Major Breaking Changes

1. Version 2.0: Multi-agent architecture introduction
2. Version 1.0: Legacy MAX modes removed
3. Version 0.50: Unified pricing model
4. Version 0.46: Agent mode default
5. Version 0.45: Rules system overhaul

Migration Requirements

Always check for:

• API compatibility changes
• Extension updates needed
• Configuration migrations
• Team setting impacts

Looking Ahead

Based on the changelog patterns, expect:

• Growing plugin ecosystem via Cursor Marketplace
• Long-running agents becoming generally available
• Enhanced subagent coordination and deeper nesting
• Deeper enterprise integrations with SSO and audit logging
• Expanded MCP ecosystem with official partnerships
• More sophisticated plan mode with dependency graphs

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Where to go from the changelog

Understanding the changelog helps you make informed decisions about updates. Continue to Upgrade Guides for safe update procedures or explore Feature Adoption strategies.