Keep docs updated with Cursor background agents

Commenters use Cursor background agents to keep documentation current and to start tasks from Slack threads and continue them in Cursor.

What They Did

In the thread, one commenter says their team starts tasks from a Slack discussion, then picks the work back up later in Cursor using Background Agents. Another says they have tried using agents to keep documentation current, and that it worked well for them when paired with Gemini and Claude Code rather than relying on Cursor alone.

How It Went

The reported outcome is qualitative: documentation updates seemed to work well, and Slack-thread handoff is described as their most common use case. The main drawback mentioned is cost, with a commenter calling Sonnet 4 Max expensive for documentation updates.

Worth Knowing

A practical catch from the thread is cost: commenters say Background Agents only offered Max models, making doc-updating runs pricey.

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