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Agent SDK Released for Building Custom Development Workflow Automation Agents
Key points
- Agent SDK released by Cursor for custom agent development.
- Allows defining and managing agents as code.
- Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket for event response.
- Supports features like evals and event replay for rapid development.
Introducing the Agent SDK
Cursor has announced the release of the Agent SDK, a new framework designed to help software teams build and manage custom agents. These agents are defined in code and automate recurring tasks across the software development lifecycle, connecting to existing team workflows and acting on relevant events.
Customizable Workflow Automation
The Agent SDK addresses the need for tailored automation by allowing teams to create agents that align with their specific operational procedures. Previously, teams either adopted pre-built products with fixed workflows or developed solutions from scratch. The SDK provides a structured way to define agents in code, managing them like any other software project.
Teams can start from templates or use documentation to build agents that respond to events from platforms such as GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket. Once developed, agents can be deployed to Cursor infrastructure with a single command.
Practical Applications and Examples
One application is automating code reviews, where agents can assess change risk, route pull requests to appropriate teams, and approve changes that meet defined policies. For instance, a team at Cursor developed 'kb-reviewer' using the SDK in approximately one day. This agent checks pull requests against a knowledge base of past decisions, flagging contradictions and citing relevant notes.
Agents built with the SDK can also handle complex tasks by delegating to specialized agents or dividing work among parallel subagents.
Development and Assurance Features
The Agent SDK includes built-in support for evals and event replay. These features facilitate rapid development and provide assurances that critical workflows function as expected. The PGA Tour is noted as a user of the Agent SDK, utilizing it to power their software development factory and maintain development speed through evals.
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Reporting from
Cursor has released the Agent SDK, a framework for defining and managing software agents in code to automate recurring development tasks. This SDK allows teams to build custom agents tailored to their specific workflows, integrating with platforms like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket.