Cloud Agents and Cursor Harness Improvements

UpdateAug 19, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

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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https://cursor.com/changelog/08-19-26

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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 13, 2026

Cloud Agents Start 3x Faster with Builds

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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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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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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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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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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CursorSep 10, 2026

Cursor Projects

Today we're launching Projects in Cursor. Projects lets you take on larger bodies of work, such as a feature, a migration, or a full app. It maintains context over months of work, delegates tasks to thousands of subagents, and performs recurring work without being prompted. Access Projects from the left-hand nav.

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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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Organization Command Center 3rd party access configuration (Preview)

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Databricks Unity CatalogAug 19, 2026

Role-based access control (RBAC) is generally available

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Databricks Databricks Data Intelligence PlatformAug 19, 2026

ai_extract precision mode is now generally available

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Microsoft Azure databases and analyticsAug 19, 2026

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Databricks Lakebase in four additional regions

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