Cursor Background Agents: What They Are and When to Use Them
Background agents run longer tasks without blocking your editor—use them for bounded jobs you can review later.
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Background agents run longer tasks without blocking your editor—use them for bounded jobs you can review later.
Use short Cursor rules for stack, tests, and file boundaries—here are concrete example lines you can adapt.
Rules steer ongoing project behavior; skills package reusable capabilities—use both without treating them as the same feature.
Cursor offers a student discount separate from Hobby and India Start—confirm eligibility and percent off on Cursor’s official site.
Cursor is worth it when agents save real review time; Start at ₹649 or Pro at $20 may fit—Hobby and student offers exist too.
Install Cursor, open a local folder, try Tab then Agent, and pick a plan that matches the models you need.
Cursor is a VS Code fork with AI agents built in; your files stay on disk, and you can still keep classic VS Code…
Cursor is a VS Code fork with built-in agents; Copilot plugs into your editor—and now rolls out Grok 4.7 on paid tiers.
Cursor Start in India costs ₹649/month tax inclusive and covers the Cursor Models pool only—here is what you get and what you do not.
Grok 4.7 launched on 21 September 2026. Where it is live, what it costs, and how the model card scores it against Grok 4.6.
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