Cursor 0.5 Introduces New Vibe Coding Improvements

Some might see them as small upgrades, but they're awesome improvements, especially the full codebase context and the new background agent system.

The popular vibe coding platform, Cursor, just dropped a series of new features in its v0.50 update. In this post, let’s explore what’s new and examine how they can improve your app development experience.

First, update your Cursor IDE to the latest version. When you open Cursor, you should be notified about the latest version drop on the lower left side of your screen.

• More Context Control: Granular visibility over context, and MAX Mode for the latest models.

• Chat Upgrade: Export to markdown; duplicate existing chats to explore in parallel.

• Refreshed Inline Edit: A new look for Inline Edit, with full file editing and agent handoff.

Image by Jim Clyde Monge

Just click on the Continue button and wait for the new version to be installed. Once the new version is ready, open Cursor and let’s explore what’s new.

For the rest of the article, let’s dive deep on each of these new features:

1. Max mode

2. New Tab model

3. Background agent

4. Adding your entire codebase in context

5. Refreshed inline edit

6. Fast edits for long files with Agent

7. Work in multiple codebases with workspaces