Run scoped implementation tasks with Cursor Auto mode
The poster tests Cursor's Auto mode on scoped implementation-agent tasks and says it can act as a manager agent coordinating a session with enough guidance.
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- What they did
- The poster tested Cursor Auto mode with APM v0.4 prompts and guides, using it on increasingly granular implementation tasks and, in a showcased session, as a manager agent. They say the setup relied on a manager-agent initiation and bootstrap prompt, and when Auto hit bugs they would launch a separate ad-hoc debug agent, also through Auto.
- How it went
- They report Auto performed well on scoped implementation work and could coordinate a whole session with enough guidance. The shown session used 113,163 tokens plus 5,922 more, and the poster says the extra guidance is somewhat token-inefficient.
- Worth knowing
- Their main catch is that Auto worked best on small, well-scoped tasks; the showcased manager-style run consumed about 119,085 tokens in total.
Try it yourself with Cursor
Using Auto mode, work through these scoped tasks in [repo name] one at a time: [task 1], [task 2], [task 3]. For each, make a short plan, implement it, run [test command], and summarize what changed before starting the next. Stop when all tasks pass the tests, and list any decisions you want me to review.
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