Cursor Foundry: A Software Assembly Line
The SDK lets you chain specialised agents into a software assembly line.
Use the right surface
After this you can pick Cursor Foundry (Agent SDK) for the right job and define done.
Done means you can design a staged agent pipeline with clean handoffs between stages.
Use Cursor FoundryA prototype software factory that chains specialised agents (plan, design, build, review) with clean handoffs, built on the Agent SDK. (Agent SDKA programmatic interface for running Cursor agents from your own scripts, services or CI, locally or in the cloud.) when one agent per task is not enough and you want a repeatable multi-stage pipeline. Keep the boundary narrow.
Start small. Name the job, attach the context that proves the point and decide what evidence would make the output trustworthy.
Read the loop before touching the controls. The first beat frames the work, the second uses Cursor, the third checks the result and the fourth leaves a handoff someone else can inspect.
Interactive diagram. Tab through its regions; each focused region shows its detail in the panel below.
Run this loop in a real repo.
- Entry point
- The Agent SDKA programmatic interface for running Cursor agents from your own scripts, services or CI, locally or in the cloud. and a multi-stage workflow you repeat
- Source
- Cursor field-engineering sessions on Cursor FoundryA prototype software factory that chains specialised agents (plan, design, build, review) with clean handoffs, built on the Agent SDK., the Agent SDKA programmatic interface for running Cursor agents from your own scripts, services or CI, locally or in the cloud. and custom cloud-agent UIs
Use the source as the product reference.
Ask Cursor for an output you can inspect.
If the output cannot be checked, narrow the task before you continue.
A good run leaves a file, setting, screenshot, command result or written claim you can verify.
Takeaway. Done means you can design a staged agent pipeline with clean handoffs between stages.
Self-check
QWhen should you reach for Cursor FoundryA prototype software factory that chains specialised agents (plan, design, build, review) with clean handoffs, built on the Agent SDK. (Agent SDKA programmatic interface for running Cursor agents from your own scripts, services or CI, locally or in the cloud.)?
Run it
After this you can do the task with clear scope and one proof point.
Treat this as a short practice loop, not a product tour. The task should be small enough that you can inspect the result without trusting the summary.
- 1Break the work into stages with one responsibility each: plan, design, build, review.
- 2Give each stage a specialised agent and a clear input and output contract.
- 3Hand the artifact from one stage to the next so context stays clean across the line.
- 4Wrap it in your own UI, for example a Kanban over cloud agents, and reuse it for non-coding jobs too.
The exercise is complete only when the proof matches the requested outcome. If the proof is weak, reduce the scope or fix the context instead of adding more instructions.
Keep the task small enough to review.
A run produces an inspectable artifact at each stage, not one opaque result.
Takeaway. Stop when you have proof: Each stage has one job and a defined handoff to the next..
Self-check
QWhich habit makes this workflow safe to use on a real project?
Check it
After this you can find the first failed check before changing tools.
Verification decides the next move.
Interactive diagram. Tab through its regions; each focused region shows its detail in the panel below.
Pick a row to see what to look for.
Use the first failure signal as the next prompt. Broad retries usually make the run noisier; a narrow retry gives Cursor a concrete repair target.
No proof means more checking.
Use a real repo or admin setting. Save the prompt, context and proof.
Takeaway. If it fails, find the first failed check.
Self-check
QThe workflow failed. What is the best first move?