agent update

Updates Cursor Agent to the latest version.

agent update downloads and installs the latest CLI version. Background auto-updates are enabled by default; /update does the same thing directly from a running interactive session.

✅ WHEN TO USE IT?

Manually update to the latest version, e.g. to use a new feature flag

agent update

⛔ WHEN NOT TO?

Automatic background updates are unwanted (e.g. a pinned version in CI)

agent update is a manual one-off command and doesn't affect auto-update behavior.

Better: Set --disable-auto-update to turn off background updates entirely (see Global Options)

SOURCES

Cursor Docs — CLI Reference: Parameters ↗ cursor.com