Cursor Cloud Agents Gain Long-Lived Goals, Automated PR Watchers, and Isolated Subagent VMs
Cursor updated its cloud agent infrastructure with persistent /goal execution, automated PR event subscriptions, isolated subagent VMs, and non-blocking human-in-the-loop steering.
Key Takeaways
/goalcommand transforms coding agents into persistent workers executing complex multi-step objectives;- Isolated VMs allow subagents to compile and test modifications without contaminating the primary branch;
- Automated PR monitoring ensures agents respond to code review feedback and CI checks through final merge.
Linked Models & Agents: