Cursor SDK adds run.steer() to redirect agents mid-run, backgrounding subagents
tetsuoai · x · 2026-10-06
Cursor shipped a TypeScript SDK update: run.steer() injects a message into the agent's next turn while it's running. If a subagent is mid-task, it moves to the background and keeps working, enabling true in-flight steering.
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