Cloud Agents Start 3x Faster with Builds

UpdateAug 13, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Agents do their best work when they start in a ready environment: repos cloned, dependencies installed, and your install script already run. This release introduces **builds**: ready-to-use copies of your development environment that Cursor prepares in the background. Agents boot into a ready environment instead of setting up from scratch each session.

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https://cursor.com/changelog/08-13-26

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More Cursor releases

CursorAug 17, 2026

Origin Code Hosting

Cursor can now host your code. Origin begins rolling out today in early beta on all paid plans. We're starting with the essentials, designed for agent scale: repos, pull requests, code browsing, and GitHub sync. Agent-native features ship soon. Origin Repos The new **Codebase** tab is home for Origin repos. Click **+New** to create a new repo and name it.

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CursorAug 19, 2026

Cloud Agents and Cursor Harness Improvements

We're continuing to improve cloud agents and the Cursor harness so always-on agents can operate as a system, building and shipping software on their own without the need for intervention at each loop.

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CursorAug 3, 2026

Google Workspace Plugins

Cursor can now read, write, and act across your Google Workspace. New plugins give coding agents direct access to Gmail, Google Drive, and Calendar, so you can pull context, draft and update files, and manage your inbox and calendar without leaving Cursor.

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CursorAug 27, 2026

Start from scratch, without a repo

Cloud Agents no longer require a connected GitHub or other third-party SCM provider to get started. Prompt from the get-go, then save your work to a Cursor Origin repo. Get started Select **Start from scratch** in the repo picker, then prompt the agent. In the background, Cursor creates an Origin repo for you.

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CursorJul 29, 2026

Cursor, now on iPad

Cursor for iPad is now available on all paid plans. New to both iPhone and iPad: an inbox to stay organized, and a review experience that covers the full PR. Create, review, and merge from anywhere. Built for the bigger screen The iPad layout is rebuilt around the extra space. Sidebar chats stay pinned so you can watch several agents run at once.

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CursorJul 28, 2026

Cursor Start

We're introducing Cursor Start , a new ₹649 monthly plan for developers in India, making daily agentic development accessible and payment easy with local pricing and UPI. Existing Free users in India can upgrade their plan from the dashboard . New users in India can visit cursor.com/signup and select the Start plan during onboarding.

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CursorSep 2, 2026

Self-hosted machines

Cursor supports **self-hosted machines**, which let you keep tool execution entirely in your own network. Your codebase, build outputs, and secrets all stay on internal machines running in your infrastructure, while the agent handles tool calls locally.

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CursorJul 22, 2026

Cursor Router

Auto mode is now powered by Cursor Router. Cursor Router is our intelligent model router. It analyzes each request and sends it to the right model for the job. Frontier models handle work that demands them. Price-efficient models handle the rest.

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Expanded networking billing for OpenSharing SecureConnect

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OpenSharing SecureConnect will be available by default for all accounts

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Block or redact sensitive data in requests and responses

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Smart Routing: Cut AI costs by routing each task to the right model

Smart Routing (Beta) automatically picks the right model and agent harness for each task, based on complexity, permissions, and budget. It shifts routine work to lower-cost models and reserves frontier models for hard problems, and every routing decision is visible and auditable.

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