Cursor Cloud Agent runs autonomously but starts fresh, losing all local session context

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A developer testing Cursor's Cloud Agent on a real npm-workspaces monorepo found it behaved more like onboarding a new engineer than extending an existing session. The agent operated in a clean virtual environment, independently cloning the repo, running tests, capturing screenshots, and opening a pull request with setup documentation. Unlike local Cursor sessions, the cloud run had no access to prior planning threads, authenticated tools, or reasoning already established on the developer's machine. MCP tool access, including Notion, required separate re-authentication for the cloud environment. The experience highlighted that cloud agents perform best with tightly scoped tasks and clear written briefs rather than open-ended design discussions carried over from local sessions.

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