Compatibility record
Does Cursor support Background agents?
Supported
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.
Last verified2026-08-01
Confidencehigh
Primary sources1
What this state means
Supported, with the qualification kept attached.
Cursor has primary evidence for background agents on the reviewed product surface. Plan and platform availability may still change.
Capability definition
Runs delegated work asynchronously while the user leaves the active session.
Scope boundary
A long synchronous response or an agent loop that requires an open session is not a background agent.
Evidence
Primary records behind the answer.
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Cursor Agent on web and mobile
“You can run as many agents as you want in parallel, and they do not require your local machine to be connected to the internet.”