Cursor 1.3: Shared Terminal, Context Usage & 25% Faster Edits
Cursor 1.3 brings Agent terminal access, context window visibility in Chat, and significant performance gains. Search & Replace edits are 25% faster thanks to lazy-loaded linter errors.
TL;DR
- Agent can now access your native terminal directly
- Chat shows real-time context window usage at end of conversation
- Search & Replace edits 25% faster, Apply edits 11% faster via lazy-loaded linter errors
- Security hardened: allowlists replace denylists for auto-run
New
- Shared terminal with Agent — Agent spawns and controls your native terminal in the background; click Focus to bring it front and take over manually when needed
- Context usage visibility in Chat — See exactly how much of your context window is consumed at the end of each conversation
- Active Tab in Chat — Chat now shows which file tab is currently active
- Right-click Send to Chat — Right-click any directory to send it directly to Chat
- Checkpoints with Notebooks — Git checkpoints now work alongside Notebook files
- Extension monitor — New command palette option to monitor extensions (enable in application settings)
Fixed
- Extension marketplace now supports custom URLs
- Background Agent stability improvements
Performance
- Faster Agent edits — Lazy loading of linter errors reduces Search & Replace latency by 25% and Apply edits by 11%
Security
- Allowlist-based auto-run — Replaced denylist approach with allowlists for safer command execution
- Enterprise extension allowlist — Team admins can now configure which extensions are permitted
Removed
- Manual mode removed from Chat
Update: Install the latest version from the Cursor app or download at cursor.com. Patches through 1.3.9 include terminal reliability fixes, memory leak resolution, and security updates.
Source: Cursor
