Support for Parallel Tasks with Separate Branches in Cursor

Feature Requests
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Feature request for product/service

Cursor IDE

Describe the request

Hi team,

I’d like to request a feature that would make it easier to work on multiple tasks in parallel using Cursor.

This request is based on the discussion in the following post: Is It Possible to Work on Several Tasks in Parallel with Cursor?

Use Case

In my workflow, I often need to implement a large feature that can be divided into several smaller, independent parts. Ideally, I would like to:

  1. Split the feature into smaller tasks that can be developed separately.
  2. Use Cursor (for example, Parallel Agents) to work on all parts simultaneously.
  3. Have each task correspond to its own Git branch for better isolation and easier pull requests.
  4. Apply code review feedback to each branch individually.

Current Behavior

At the moment, when using the Parallel Agents feature, pressing “Apply” in each agent merges all changes directly into the main branch. There doesn’t seem to be an option to keep each agent’s work confined to its own branch.

Desired Behavior

It would be great if Cursor supported independent branches for each parallel agent so that work on different parts of a feature can proceed simultaneously without affecting the main branch. This would make collaboration and code review much smoother when working on complex features.

Thanks for considering this request!

Operating System (if it applies)

Windows 10/11
MacOS
Linux

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I am a Ultra user and this is my #1 feature right now to reduce developer friction. Highly seconded.

I understand by checking out to another branch and THEN clicking apply, it applies the changes to that branch, but that’s one extra thing I need to remember to do. I acknowledge the downsides would be polluting our branches, but we use PRs to track open branches so this is not a problem for us.

An additional feature request: If I were to select an agent on the right, it checks out automatically to that branch/worktree. I understand that’s really confusing for existing users but it would make my life more easier.

Best
Chai

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