Cursor upgrades Cloud Agents and Harness with Subscriptions, Custom Modes, and /goal
Cloud agents now operate as an always-on system that picks up work in response to events, holds a goal until it is met, and stays on course through long sessions. New: Subscriptions (agents wake on PR / Slack events), Custom Modes (skills pinned to the chat), Subagents on isolated cloud VMs, a /goal command for long-lived objectives, and Steering that interrupts without cutting the agent off mid-action.
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FAQWhat did Cursor announce on AUG 19, 2026?
Cloud agents now operate as an always-on system that picks up work in response to events, holds a goal until it is met, and stays on course through long sessions. New: Subscriptions (agents wake on PR / Slack events), Custom Modes (skills pinned to the chat), Subagents on isolated cloud VMs, a /goal command for long-lived objectives, and Steering that interrupts without cutting the agent off mid-action.
What is Cursor?
Anysphere's AI-native IDE with inline edits, codebase-aware chat, and background agents. It has become the default choice for AI-assisted development at many startups.
Where is the official source for this announcement?
It was published by Anysphere on AUG 19, 2026 via cursor.com, the company's official channel. AgentMaps cites the primary source for every charted signal.