Cursor 3 Introduces Agent-First Interface, Moving Beyond the IDE Model
InfoQ AI/ML
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Anysphere released Cursor 3, a redesigned interface built from scratch that shifts the primary model from file editing to managing parallel coding agents. The new workspace s local-to-cloud agent handoff, multi-repo parallel execution, and a plugin marketplace. Community reaction has been divided, with developers questioning cost overhead and the move away from Cursor's IDE-first identity. By Steef-Jan Wiggers