Cursor users report widespread issues with Background Agent functionality across multiple platforms including GitHub, Slack, Web, and Linear services. The cloud agents responsible for powering these integrations have failed to initialize properly since today, despite working without issue yesterday. This disruption affects core developer workflows that rely on seamless connectivity between Cursor and external tools.

Developers attempting to use affected features have experienced significant delays, with some reporting wait times exceeding 10+ minutes for agent initialization. The sudden nature of the outage suggests a backend infrastructure or configuration change rather than a gradual degradation. Users have attempted multiple sessions without resolution, indicating a systemic rather than isolated issue.

This outage underscores the critical dependency modern AI coding assistants have on cloud infrastructure. The Background Agent functionality represents essential connectivity between Cursor and developer workflows. For a tool designed to enhance productivity, these connectivity failures directly contradict the product's value proposition, leaving developers stranded without the automated assistance they've come to expect.