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Cursor Background Agent

Code while your AI codes

Categories: Developer Tools
Cursor's Background Agent enables long-running autonomous coding tasks that execute in the background while you work on other things. Submit a task, let the agent make changes across multiple files and run tests, then review its work when complete—like having a developer working in parallel.

Key Features

  • Long-running background task execution
  • Multi-file code changes autonomously
  • Test running and validation
  • Parallel development workflow
  • Git commit and branch management
  • Human review checkpoint system

Use Cases

  • Autonomous feature development
  • Background bug fixing
  • Parallel coding productivity
  • Long AI coding task execution
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