Cursor — August 2026 Releases
5 releases in August 2026.
What's new in Cursor, August 2026
Cursor adds Origin code hosting, faster Cloud Agent builds and Google Workspace plugins
Cursor's August 2026 releases centered on Cloud Agents and a new code hosting option. Origin, an early beta on all paid plans, lets Cursor host repos, pull requests and code browsing, and sync GitHub repos in real time. Five releases shipped, from v2026.08.03 to v2026.08.27.
Cloud Agents got most of the other changes. Builds are prepared environments that agents boot into, with Cursor reporting 3x faster time to first token, and agents keep using the last successful build if a commit breaks the environment. Subscriptions let cloud agents pick up work from PRs, Slack threads or scheduled tasks, Custom Modes pin a skill in the chat, and subagents can run on their own virtual machines. Cloud Agents can now start without a connected GitHub repo using Start from scratch, with a browser live preview and Vercel publishing. Early in the month, Google Drive, Gmail and Google Calendar plugins arrived in the Marketplace.
- Origin code hosting in early beta on paid plans: repos, pull requests, code browsing and real-time GitHub sync (v2026.08.17)
- Cloud Agent Builds: prepared environments with 3x faster time to first token, a Builds tab, and fallback to the last good build (v2026.08.13)
- Subscriptions let cloud agents react to PRs, Slack threads and scheduled tasks; subagents can run on their own VMs (v2026.08.19)
- Custom Modes pin any skill in the chat via Use as Mode or Alt+Enter from / (v2026.08.19)
- Start from scratch in the repo picker needs no GitHub; includes live browser preview and Vercel publish (v2026.08.27)
- Google Drive, Gmail and Google Calendar plugins for agents in the Marketplace (v2026.08.03)
Upgrading from Cursor, now on iPad? See every change through Start from scratch, without a repo.
- Start from scratch, without a repo (August 27, 2026) — Cursor's Cloud Agents now let you start building instantly without connecting GitHub or other services—just prompt and go. You can preview your work l
- Cloud Agents and Cursor Harness Improvements (August 19, 2026) — Cursor agents can now work autonomously on your behalf, automatically picking up tasks from events like PRs and Slack messages, then driving them to c
- Origin Code Hosting (August 17, 2026) — Cursor now hosts your code with Origin, a new early beta feature that lets you store repos directly in Cursor alongside your GitHub projects with real
- Cloud Agents Start 3x Faster with Builds (August 13, 2026) — Cursor Cloud Agents now start 3x faster with pre-built environments that are ready to go instead of setting up from scratch. Your repo, dependencies,
- Google Workspace Plugins (August 3, 2026) — Cursor now integrates directly with Google Workspace, letting your coding agents access Gmail, Google Drive, and Calendar without switching apps. Pull