New in Cursor! · Full changelog · Main announcement We’re excited to introduce Subagents! Subagents are independent agents specialized to handle discrete parts of a parent agent’s task. How it works Subagents run in parallel, use their own context, and can be configured with custom prompts,…

Amazing! Is there a way to override/modify the default subagents? I see in the docs project-defined overrides user-defined, but I cannot find the default subagents anywhere, they are not listed in cursor settings either.

[image] liquefy: Amazing! Is there a way to override/modify the default subagents? For the moment, no. We will be closely listening for feedback on this (so thank you for sharing!) The hope is that using models like Composer for subagents (like “Explore”) will significantly speed up tasks th…

The hope is that using models like Composer for subagents (like “Explore”) will significantly speed up tasks that don’t require high-latency models that, despite excelling in certain areas, are slower to respond. This has proved out really well in our testing! That would be cool if we can switch …

[image] kremovtort: instead of overpriced Composer 1 :slight_smile: By the way, it works well and quickly (at least my Senior Agent didn’t complain)

[image] Colin: tool access The FAQ says: Subagents inherit all tools from the parent, including MCP tools from configured servers. But the “Specialized expertise” card at the top of the docs says Configure subagents with custom prompts, tool access, and models for domain-specific tasks. …

It’s on par with gemini 3 flash, but costs 3x of gemini

Can a specific model be assigned to sub-agents? Is it possible to make them use the same model that I’m using in the main conversation?

cant wait to use it :slight_smile:

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Cursor 2.4: Subagents

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Artemonim (Artemonim) January 22, 2026, 10:35pm 7

Subagents do not receive User Rules. So for each Subagent you write down its name, description for the calling Agent, model and its personal rules of conduct.

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Subtasks use composer 1.5 Bug Reports browser , anthropic , composer , subagents	23	1338	April 1, 2026
Cursor-Agent spawning subagents of models i did not select? Help cli , grok , subagents	5	123	August 23, 2026
Subagent Model Choice Not Respected Bug Reports composer , subagents	13	569	August 3, 2026
Agent Task subagents spawn on Fable/GPT without user requesting those models Bug Reports anthropic , grok , subagents	2	193	July 15, 2026
Cloud Agents subagents use different models than selected Bug Reports cloud-agents , grok , subagents	1	63	September 1, 2026

Cursor 2.4: Subagents

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