# Feature Request: Goal-Pursuing Autonomous Agent Mode

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/feature-request-goal-pursuing-autonomous-agent-mode/161754>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** long-running-agents, plan-mode\
**Created:** [May 28, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/feature-request-goal-pursuing-autonomous-agent-mode/161754 "2026-05-28T05:48:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rat\_rad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/rat_rad/32/106004_2.png) [@rat\_rad](https://forum.cursor.com/u/rat_rad)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/feature-request-goal-pursuing-autonomous-agent-mode/161754/1 "2026-05-28T05:48:00Z")

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### Feature request for product/service

– Other –

### Describe the request

I’d love Cursor to support a goal-pursuing autonomous mode, where it can work independently toward completing a task until it is actually finished.

Instead of:

Prompt → Response → Wait

Cursor would work in a loop:

Goal → Plan → Execute → Verify → Iterate → Complete

The Idea

Users give Cursor a high-level objective:

“Implement Google OAuth.”

or

“Fix all TypeScript errors and make CI pass.”

Cursor then:

Creates a plan  
Breaks work into subtasks  
Executes changes  
Runs tests  
Debugs failures  
Adapts strategy  
Continues working until completion or blocked

This feature would introduce a persistent autonomous workflow, where Cursor actively pursues an end goal over many steps.

Verification:

Before saying a task is complete, Cursor should verify results by:

Running tests  
Checking builds  
Validating logs  
Confirming requirements were met

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Coustols](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/tom_coustols/32/97175_2.png) [@Tom\_Coustols](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Tom_Coustols)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/feature-request-goal-pursuing-autonomous-agent-mode/161754/4 "2026-05-29T04:41:20Z")

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hey @rat_rad, have you tested cloud agent long running mode? what’s missing from them for you?

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/feature-request-goal-pursuing-autonomous-agent-mode/161754/6 "2026-05-29T05:03:32Z")

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Hey, thanks for the feature request. There’s already a similar thread here: Add Autonomous “Goal Mode” Similar to Claude Code’s /goal: [Add Autonomous “Goal Mode” Similar to Claude Code’s /goal](https://forum.cursor.com/t/160374). It makes sense to add your vote and comments there so the signal doesn’t get diluted.

On the request itself, Cloud Agents and Plan Mode already partly cover this use case like planning, autonomous execution, and running tests, but without a formal goal completion contract with verification and iterating until the result. Like Tom asked above, can you share what exactly is missing in the current Cloud Agent long-running mode? That’ll help us understand if we really need a separate mode, or if we should just tune the existing one.

Helpful links:

- Plan Mode: [Plan Mode | Cursor Docs](https://cursor.com/docs/agent/plan-mode)
- Cloud Agents: [Cloud Agents | Cursor Docs](https://cursor.com/docs/cloud-agent)