Feature request for product/service Background Agent (GitHub, Slack, Linear,…) Describe the request When using the native Slack trigger (e.g. “new message in channel”), Cursor’s Slack app adds emoji reactions to those messages to indicate run status (:hourglass_not_done: while running, …

Hi @Sushant_Chavan This should be possible for Automations! [Screenshot 2026-03-31 at 16.50.13] I’ve just checked and it should be rolled out to everyone now. Can you check? :white_check_mark:

It works, but in a strange way. The hour glass emoji still shows up until the request is being processed and then disappears.

Hi @Sushant_Chavan ! Did you select No emoji and expect that there would be no hourglass or indicator showing something was in progress? I believe that we’ve configured it so that there’s always an in-progress indicator, regardless of your selection. I’d be interested to learn more about why you wou…

Option to disable Slack status emoji reactions (✅) on messages that trigger automations

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Colin (Colin) March 31, 2026, 2:56pm 3

Hi @Sushant_Chavan

This should be possible for Automations!

I’ve just checked and it should be rolled out to everyone now. Can you check?

Ability to adjust Slack integration emoji reactions

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Option to disable Slack status emoji reactions (✅) on messages that trigger automations

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