Cursor connects to Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers on Hobby, Pro, Pro Plus, Ultra, Teams, and Enterprise through local and remote MCP configuration.

GitHub Copilot supports Model Context Protocol (MCP) client integrations on Free, Pro, Pro Plus, Business, and Enterprise, including Free individual seats not covered by the Business/Enterprise MCP policy gate.

Cursor Agent includes web search and URL fetching among its research tools.

GitHub Copilot Chat can search the web with Bing on Free, Pro, Pro Plus, Business, and Enterprise when Copilot access to Bing is enabled by the user or organization policy.

Cursor Agent can control a browser to navigate pages, click, type, fill forms, and take screenshots on Hobby, Pro, Pro Plus, Ultra, Teams, and Enterprise without installing external browser tools.

GitHub Copilot cloud agents can use an out-of-the-box Playwright MCP server against localhost.

Cursor Agent can run commands in the editor terminal, and Cursor also provides a terminal-native CLI agent.

GitHub Copilot CLI runs as an agent in the terminal and can perform approved command-line work.

Cursor Agent can edit repository files and execute commands and tests through the terminal tool.

GitHub Copilot agents can make code changes and use command execution in terminal, IDE, and cloud workflows.

Feature State did not find enough primary evidence in this review to classify Cursor support for File upload.

GitHub Copilot accepts user file uploads in Chat on Free, Pro, Pro Plus, Business, and Enterprise, including images and PDFs attached to prompts.

Feature State did not find enough primary evidence in this review to classify Cursor support for PDF analysis.

GitHub Copilot analyzes uploaded PDF attachments on Free, Pro, Pro Plus, Business, and Enterprise in Copilot Chat when a supporting model is selected.

Feature State did not find enough primary evidence in this review to classify Cursor support for Spreadsheet analysis.

Feature State did not find enough primary evidence in this review to classify GitHub Copilot support for Spreadsheet analysis.

Cursor accepts static image inputs on Hobby, Pro, Pro Plus, Ultra, Teams, and Enterprise via Agent chat drag-and-drop or paste, and can attach screenshots on iPad.

GitHub Copilot accepts static image inputs on Free, Pro, Pro Plus, Business, and Enterprise across github.com Chat, VS Code, and the Copilot CLI when a vision-capable model is selected.

Cursor Agent can generate images from text descriptions or reference images on Hobby, Pro, Pro Plus, Ultra, Teams, and Enterprise for mockups, assets, and diagrams.

Feature State did not find enough primary evidence in this review to classify GitHub Copilot support for Image generation.

Feature State did not find enough primary evidence in this review to classify Cursor support for Persistent memory.

Feature State did not find enough primary evidence in this review to classify GitHub Copilot support for Persistent memory.

Cursor Cloud Agents (formerly Background Agents) run delegated work in isolated cloud VMs launched from web, mobile, desktop, or Slack, and hand off results as pull requests.

GitHub Copilot cloud agent runs delegated coding work asynchronously and opens draft pull requests on Pro, Pro Plus, Business, and Enterprise, not on Copilot Free.

Cursor’s MCP directory provides connectors for services including GitHub, Linear, Notion, Figma, and databases.

GitHub Copilot can connect to external services through configured MCP servers and organization-approved registries.

Cursor is an installed desktop code editor for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Feature State did not find enough primary evidence in this review to classify GitHub Copilot support for Desktop application.

Cursor is itself an AI-first IDE and exposes its agent tools inside the editor.

GitHub Copilot integrates with VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, and other supported development environments.