Automate large service upgrades with self-checking agents
Brex used Cursor agents to let one engineer update 180 microservices to a newer Micronaut release in roughly a month.
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Use Cursor to inspect pod logs and fix compose files
A DevOps engineer used Cursor to read production pod logs through Kubernetes MCP and to repair a broken Docker Compose setup.
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Triage upgrades and move major ones in stages
Kent C. Dodds used Cursor to organize site dependency work, then carried out a Remix v2 to React Router v7 migration and related updates.
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Use Cursor to run Terraform through MCP
A developer used Cursor with tfmcp to plan and apply Postgres Terraform changes, then fell back to the terminal when permissions blocked the first attempt.
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Run coding agents in long autonomous cycles
Use a planner-worker loop with periodic review to keep coding agents moving on a large repository task.
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Draft an academic paper in Markdown with Cursor
A writer used Cursor to help draft and revise papers in Markdown while pulling citations from Zotero and a BibTeX library.
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Use Cursor to quote Kindle highlights in article drafts
They had Cursor pull passages from Obsidian highlights and notes, then weave those quotes into article drafts.
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Draft sales outreach, recaps, and forecast updates
Use an agent to write personalized outbound, follow-up emails, and a deal forecast from live sales data.
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Sort invoices and draft monthly invoice emails
Use an agent to rename messy invoice files, file them into folders, and prepare monthly invoice emails from a PDF template and recipient list.
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Turn support evidence into ticket and reply drafts
Cursor lets support teams gather logs, compare old cases, and draft a bug report plus customer response for review.
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Create a recurring work-inbox dashboard
A Rippling engineer uses Cursor to collect scattered work items every two hours and turn them into one dashboard.
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Use Cursor as a private admin assistant
They used Cursor for personal tasks while keeping private notes and stricter rules separate from public drafting.
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List unanswered Gmail messages from the last week
They used Devin to make a Gmail assistant that shows recent emails that still need replies.
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Use Cursor to spot prototype gaps and draft a build plan
A founder used Cursor to inspect a trip-planning app, surface missing pieces, sketch screens, and then build a feature with parallel agents.
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Flag coding conflicts before agents edit
They set up a local layer that makes coding agents announce planned changes so overlapping architecture work gets caught early.
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