Cursor AI Coding Agent Management Now Available via New Web App

The team behind Cursor, the AI code editor that took the tech world by storm, introduced a web application on Monday. This new platform enables users to coordinate a network of coding agents directly from their web browser.

This release represents Cursor's major expansion beyond its core integrated development environment (IDE), the primary tool developers use to access its features. While Anysphere, Cursor's creator, started with just this AI-enhanced IDE, the company has been strategically expanding its product reach and building more agent-driven workflows for its user base.

In May, Cursor introduced background agents – autonomous AI systems that handle coding assignments without direct oversight. Then in June, the company rolled out a Slack integration, letting users delegate work to these background agents by mentioning @Cursor, operating in a similar way to Cognition's AI coding agent, Devin.

The new web app enables Cursor users to submit natural language requests through any browser, on desktop or mobile, to assign tasks like implementing new features or resolving bugs to background agents. The platform also allows users to track agents working on other assignments, check their status, and integrate finished changes back into the codebase.

Andrew Milich, who leads product engineering at Cursor, explained to TechCrunch that both the Slack integration and the web app are initiatives to "streamline the experience" for their growing user community.

Anysphere shared last month that Cursor has surpassed $500 million in annualized recurring revenue, primarily fueled by monthly subscription plans. The company also reported that over half of the Fortune 500 companies, including industry leaders like NVIDIA, Uber, and Adobe, now use Cursor.

To leverage this momentum, Anysphere recently introduced a Cursor Pro tier priced at $200 per month.

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"You observed that customers want Cursor available across more platforms. I believe they also want Cursor to address a wider range of their development challenges," Milich added.

Cursor's background agents are built to let users initiate work through Slack or the web application, allowing an agent to make an initial attempt. Should the agent encounter a roadblock, users can smoothly switch to the IDE to continue from that point. Every agent also has a dedicated, shareable link – simplifying the process of reviewing progress and code modifications made by agents set up by other team members.

According to Anysphere, every customer with background agent access can utilize the Cursor web app. This includes subscribers to Cursor's $20 monthly Pro plan and higher-tier plans, but it is not available for users on the free tier.

Cursor isn't the first to launch AI coding agents, but the company emphasizes its deliberate approach to avoid releasing "demo-ware" – AI tools that seem impressive in demonstrations but underperform in real-world use. This has been a common issue with many early AI coding agents, which often produced significant errors during trials.

The Cursor team is now confident that AI reasoning models have progressed sufficiently to make coding agents practical. In a recent discussion with Ben Thompson of Stratechery, Anysphere CEO Michael Truell projected that AI coding agents will manage at least 20% of a software engineer's workload by 2026.