CURSOR February 28, 2026
Cursor Background Agent Pushes to Git Branches Autonomously
WHAT CHANGED
Cursor's Background Agent mode now supports running test suites, interpreting failures, self-correcting, and committing to feature branches without user interaction.
WHY IT MATTERS
You can assign a feature to Cursor, walk away, and come back to a tested and committed branch. First genuinely autonomous coding workflow for everyday developers.
HOW TO USE IT
Enable Background Agent in Cursor Settings → Features → Background Agent. Open the agent panel, describe the task, and select a target branch.
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ORIGINAL SOURCE
Background Agent mode turns Cursor from a coding assistant into a coding employee. The loop of write → test → fix → commit now runs unattended. Early users report completing 2–4 hour feature tasks in the background while focusing on other work.