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Open side-by-side workspaceCursor is an AI coding agent by Anysphere for building ambitious software. Available on macOS as a desktop app with cloud agents, plugins, codebase indexing, and semantic search. Pricing includes free Hobby, $16 Individual, $32 Teams, and custom Enterprise plans.
Read full profileAI coding assistant integrated into major editors and GitHub workflows for completion, chat and agentic development.
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Cursor launched Cursor Router, an intelligent model router that powers Auto mode by analyzing each request and routing it to an appropriate model, with optimization modes for Cost, Balance, and Intelligence, plus admin controls for team/group enablement and model allow/block list
SourceCursor introduced Cursor Router, an intelligent model router that analyzes each request and sends it to the right model, with Intelligence, Balance, and Cost optimization modes, admin controls, and availability across desktop, web, iOS, CLI, and SDK.
SourceCursor released an update to its Slack integration, introducing plan sharing before tasks begin, multi-repo environment support, and cross-channel/thread workflows. Cursor now responds with a plan before starting and updates status as it works.
SourceCursor in Slack was updated to share a plan before starting work, run in multi-repo environments, and operate across channels and threads, with revised in-Slack response formatting and cleaner rendering of tables, PRs, and artifacts.
SourceCursor in Slack was updated to share a plan before starting, run in multi-repo environments, work across channels and threads, and use compact footer links plus cleaner rendering for tables, PRs, and artifacts.
SourceCursor introduced side chats that run alongside the main agent conversation for parallel investigation, the ability to search agent transcripts, and simplified project and repo pickers.
SourceRelease 3.11 added side chats that run alongside the main chat (durable agent conversations accessible via /side, /btw, or a plus button), the ability to search agent transcripts, and simplified project and repo pickers.
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