Cursor v3.8: /automate Skill, Slack Triggers, and Computer Use

Cursor released v3.8 on June 18, introducing a /automate skill that configures always-on agents from natural language, new GitHub event triggers including PR review comment handling, Slack emoji-based triggers, and default-enabled computer use for cloud agents to produce video or screenshot proof of work. The update shifts Cursor from an IDE-copilot to a DevOps platform.

Cursor v3.8 shipped June 18 with changes that push it out of the IDE-copilot category and into DevOps platform territory. Three headline additions: a /automate skill that configures always-on agents from plain English, five new GitHub event triggers including native PR review comment handling, a Slack emoji-based trigger, and computer use enabled by default so cloud agents produce video or screenshot proof of their work. If you have been treating Cursor as a smarter autocomplete, this update should recalibrate your thinking. What /automate Actually Does Previous versions of Cursor Automations required dashboard configuration — selecting triggers, writing instructions, mapping tools. … The post