Cursor 2 ships agentic background jobs and a refined diff UX
The AI code editor's biggest update yet — agents that work in the background while you keep coding.
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Cursor 2 dropped this morning. The headline isn't a new model — it's that you can now spin up background agents that operate on a parallel branch while you keep working, and merge their output back when ready.
Why we picked it
This is the first AI editor I'd trust to refactor a real codebase without supervision. The diff UX is finally good — you can review agent edits chunk by chunk with hunks grouped by intent rather than file order.
Key changes
- Background agents spin up on isolated git branches; review and merge from the agent panel
- Diff review now groups related changes across files into a single "intent block"
- MCP server slots doubled from 5 to 25 simultaneous connections
- Cheaper Pro tier for solo devs at $20/mo (was $24)
Watch out for
- Background agents burn through Pro tier credits fast — Sonnet runs cost roughly 5x what inline edits do
- The team plan still doesn't ship with admin SSO, which is rough if you're past 10 seats
- Auto-import from VS Code occasionally misses workspace-relative settings
The free tier is now genuinely usable for hobby work. If you've been on the fence, this is the right week to switch.
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