Cursor 1.1: Slack Integration & Background Agents

TL;DR

• Launch Background Agents directly from Slack by mentioning @Cursor
• Agents read thread context and create PRs without leaving the conversation
• Multiple patch releases fix performance regressions and improve reliability

New

• Background Agents in Slack — Mention @Cursor in any thread with a prompt; agents run remotely, read full context, and post updates with links to Cursor and GitHub when done
• MCP improvements — Progress notifications from servers, dynamic tool registration, and Roots support
• Settings search — Use Cmd/Ctrl+F to search in settings

Fixed

• Workspaces indexing issue (1.1.1)
• Client-side performance improvements (1.1.2)
• MCP performance regression (1.1.3)
• Search in Chat UI bug (1.1.4)
• Agent latency regression for Remote SSH users (1.1.6)

Improved

• PR search and indexing — Better discovery and indexing of pull requests
• Deeplink experience — Smoother navigation between Slack and Cursor
• Background Agent reliability — More stable agent execution (1.1.4)
• Marketplace provider option — Change upstream marketplace provider in settings

Setup: Admin connects Cursor from Dashboard → Integrations, then use @Cursor in any channel. Run help for commands or settings to configure default model, repo, and branch. See setup documentation for details.

Update via: brew upgrade cursor or download from cursor.com

Source: Cursor