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Cursor Launches Web App for Managing AI Coding Agents

The organization responsible for Cursor, the rapidly gaining popularity AI coding editor, unveiled a web application on Monday. This new tool empowers users to oversee a network of coding agents directly within their web browser.

This release signifies Cursor’s subsequent substantial advancement beyond its core offering: the integrated development environment (IDE). Developers primarily utilize this IDE to access the platform’s capabilities. While Anysphere, the company developing Cursor, initially focused solely on this AI-enhanced IDE, they have actively worked to broaden the availability of their products and cultivate more agent-driven experiences.

Expanding Agent Capabilities

In May, Cursor introduced background agents – AI systems capable of autonomously resolving coding challenges without direct user involvement. Subsequently, in June, a Slack integration was launched, enabling users to delegate tasks to these background agents by mentioning @Cursor, mirroring the functionality of Cognitions’s AI coding agent, Devin.

Now, with the introduction of the web app, Cursor users can submit requests in natural language via their browser – whether on desktop or mobile – to assign tasks like feature development or bug fixes to background agents within their codebase.

The web application also provides users with the ability to track agents as they work on assigned tasks, monitor their progress, and integrate completed modifications into the codebase.

Reducing Friction for Users

Andrew Milich, Cursor’s product engineering lead, explained to TechCrunch that both the Slack integration and the web app are part of a broader strategy to “reduce friction” for those who depend on Cursor – and a significant number of developers evidently do.

Anysphere recently reported that Cursor has surpassed $500 million in annualized recurring revenue, primarily fueled by monthly subscriptions. The company also stated that over half of the Fortune 500 companies, including Nvidia, Uber, and Adobe, now utilize Cursor.

To leverage this expansion, Anysphere recently introduced a $200-per-month Pro subscription tier for Cursor.

“You’ve observed the demand for Cursor’s accessibility in more locations. Furthermore, users are seeking Cursor to address a wider range of their challenges,” Milich stated.

Seamless Workflow Integration

Cursor’s background agents are engineered to allow users to initiate tasks through either Slack or the web app. This allows an agent to perform an initial attempt at the task. Should the agent encounter difficulties, users can effortlessly transition to the IDE to continue the work where the agent left off.

Each agent is also assigned a unique, shareable link – simplifying the process of reviewing progress and code alterations made by agents created by team members.

Anysphere confirms that all customers with access to background agents can utilize the Cursor web app. This includes subscribers to the $20-per-month Pro plan, as well as higher-tier subscriptions, but excludes users on the free version of Cursor.

A Measured Approach to AI Agents

While not the first to introduce AI coding agents, Cursor emphasizes its deliberate approach, avoiding the release of “demo-ware” – AI products that appear promising conceptually but underperform in real-world applications. Many early AI coding agents suffered from numerous errors during testing, highlighting this issue.

The Cursor team now believes that AI reasoning models have advanced sufficiently to make coding agents a practical solution. In a recent discussion with Stratechery’s Ben Thompson, Anysphere CEO Michael Truell predicted that AI coding agents will handle at least 20% of a software engineer’s workload by the year 2026.