Cursor Projects: Coordinate Long-Running Agent Work Safely
Cursor Projects is built for software work that will not fit into one chat: a feature spread across repositories, a migration that needs dozens of pull requests, or maintenance that keeps coming back. You give one persistent coordinator a goal. It plans the work, delegates implementation to other agents, and returns the results for review. The important shift is not simply “more agents.” It is managing shared context, parallel execution, recurring triggers, and human review as one long-running unit. What to know first Cursor announced Projects in beta on September 10, 2026 and said it was rolling out to all users. Whether the menu is visible, how much agent usage is available, and what it costs can still depend on your account, plan, and organization policies. This guide explains the public feature and a cautious setup path; it does not claim firsthand results from running it on a production repository. How Projects differs from an ordinary agent chat A normal agent conversation...