Cursor v2.5 Background Agents + Plugin Marketplace (Figma, Linear, Stripe, AWS Launch Partners)

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Cursor v2.5 launched a Plugin Marketplace with Figma, Linear, Stripe, and AWS as day-one partners, plus Background Agents that run on Cursor's servers and are accessible via Slack, Linear, and GitHub without a local connection. Windsurf Wave 13 shipped Arena Mode (blind side-by-side model comparison within the IDE) and Plan Mode for structured pre-generation task planning. Claude Code now holds the lead for complex multi-file refactors due to Opus 4.6's 1M context; Cursor Background Agents lead for async/overnight work.