A year ago, Cursor was the most famous AI-oriented code editor, but competition has significantly increased since then.

They launched their own CLI — adding Plan and Ask modes, sub-agents, skills, image generation, built-in Mermaid ASCII diagrams, and keyboard shortcuts over the winter.

Cursor Cloud Agents with Computer Use
https://forum.cursor.com/t/cloud-agents-with-computer-use/152829
https://cursor.com/blog/third-era
Agents now run the created software in their own VM (a full-fledged computer), test changes, and generate PRs with screenshots and logs. They can record short demo videos. You can connect to the agent's VM and watch the process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMflcZHo2zI

Recorded right in the new Cursor office. A deep dive into the latest major update, calling it the "third era" of Cursor: the first was simple AI completions in the editor, the second was local agents, and the third is full cloud agents with their own computer. They are moving towards becoming an agentic platform.

Cursor in Zed and JetBrains
https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-is-now-available-in-jetbrains-ides/153584
Added support for the Agent Client Protocol (ACP), meaning you can now use your Cursor subscription and agent in IDEs that support it, such as IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, and WebStorm.

Zed AI is for adults only
https://zed.dev/blog/terms-update
Among other changes, Zed introduced an 18+ restriction that applies to the "Service" — the cloud SaaS part: account creation and AI features (Zed Pro, edit prediction, etc.).

In a Hacker News thread, they explained that allowing users under 18 would require verifying parental consent, maintaining separate data storage/processing policies, and implementing an age-gate system. It was simply easier to prohibit it.

#cursor #zed