Cmd-K for surgical edits, Cmd-L for chat with file context, Composer (agent mode) for multi-file work, Bugbot for PR review on push. One tool for the whole loop.
Cursor (IDE-first)
If you'd rather see the diff as you go than read a terminal log, Cursor is the answer. Cmd-K for inline edits, agent mode for multi-file changes, Bugbot reviews the PR. The editor stays the source of truth all the way through.
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Cursor launches Projects for coordinating multi-month work across thousands of subagents
Projects maintain context over months of work, with a coordinator agent that plans work and delegates to subagents running in parallel. Projects can watch Slack channels or run on schedules to take action without being prompted, keeping shared context across all agents involved.
Cursor launches Projects for coordinating large bodies of work with multiple subagents
Projects is a new feature that maintains context over months of work and delegates tasks to thousands of subagents. A coordinator agent plans the work and delegates to implementation agents that run in parallel. Projects can watch Slack channels, follow PRs, or run on a schedule to take action automatically without prompting.
Cursor launches Projects to coordinate large bodies of work with subagent delegation
Projects enables managing feature development, migrations, and full apps with a coordinator agent that plans work, delegates to subagents, and maintains context over months. The coordinator runs agents in parallel and can watch Slack channels or run on schedules to automatically pick up work without explicit prompting.
Cursor adds self-hosted machines for cloud agents
Cursor now supports running cloud agents on self-hosted infrastructure including AWS Lambda, Coder, Cloudflare, and others, keeping your code and secrets on internal machines. The platform includes dynamic pool scheduling for teams and computer use on Linux and Mac through self-hosted workers.
- 1Plan in Cursor's chat panelCursor
Cmd-L. Add the ticket and the most-relevant 2 to 3 files via @-mentions. Get the plan there; you stay in the editor.
Prompt · Scope a change inside Cursor (Cmd-L)Plan a small, well-scoped PR for the change below. Don't write the code yet. Ticket / problem: """ {{paste ticket}} """ I've @-mentioned the most relevant files. Use them as the source of truth for current behavior. Output: 1. Restated problem in 2 sentences. 2. Files to touch + 1-line "why" each. 3. Smallest viable diff in 5 to 8 bullets. 4. Edge cases (3 to 5). 5. What I should NOT change. Ask 1 to 2 clarifying questions if the ticket is genuinely ambiguous. - 2Implement with ComposerCursor
Switch to agent mode (Composer). Hand it the plan + the files. Cursor proposes a multi-file diff inline; accept or reject hunks visually.
- 3Inline iterate with Cmd-KCursor
For tight edits inside one file, skip the agent — Cmd-K is faster. The editor stays in flow.
- 4Open the PRCursor
Push the branch. Bugbot posts its review on the PR automatically — same surface as a human reviewer, so teammates see the findings too.
- 5Patch findings inlineCursor
Bring the Bugbot comments back into Cursor's chat panel; Composer turns them into a patch you can review hunk-by-hunk.
On UI work, the IDE-first loop won: changes are visual, the editor is where you naturally iterate. On backend refactors that span 10+ files, the team preferred Claude Code because Composer's hunk-by-hunk acceptance got tedious. Mixed-mode users tended to keep both subscriptions active.
On a 12-file diff, accepting hunks one at a time in the editor takes longer than reading a CLI agent's summary. Pick the right surface for the size of the change.
If your team also reviews from the GitHub web UI without Cursor open, Bugbot's comments are still visible (they post to the PR), but the inline IDE features are not. Make sure the PR-level review is the source of truth, not the in-editor markers.


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