Cursor AI Updates: August 21, 2026

1. Cursor Expands Cloud Agents With Event Triggers and Long-Running Goals

Cursor. Cursor shipped an update to Cloud Agents that lets agents pick up work in response to events, hold a goal until it is met, and stay on course through long-running sessions. New features include subscriptions for monitoring PRs and Slack threads, custom modes with pinned skills, subagent isolation on individual virtual machines, a /goal command for long-lived objectives, and steering improvements for sending follow-ups without interrupting active work. The changes push Cursor further toward autonomous, always-on agent workflows. Source