Cursor 3 Ships Agent-First Interface: Parallel Agent Fleets Replace Single-Assistant IDE Model

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Anysphere launched Cursor 3 on April 2 with a ground-up redesign that replaces the classic IDE layout with an agent-first interface. The new Agents Window supports parallel AI agents across local machines, worktrees, cloud sandboxes, and remote SSH — managed from a single orchestration pane. The shift from single-assistant to multi-agent fleet management marks a fundamental change in how developers interact with AI coding tools, positioning Cursor as an orchestration surface rather than an editor.