# Cursor Automations: /automate skill, GitHub/Slack triggers, computer use tool

> Cursor introduces the /automate skill to create automations from plain language in the agent session. New triggers include Slack emoji reactions and five additional GitHub event types (issue comment, PR review comment, PR review submitted, review thread updated, workflow run completed). Cloud agents kicked off by automations can now use a computer use tool to produce demos or artifacts. Automations can be saved incomplete, open PRs by default, and users can delete memory files in the UI.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Tool** | Cursor |
| **Version** | — |
| **Kind** | announcement |
| **Published** | 2026-06-18 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-11 |
| **Significance** | 3/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | feature, capability |

## What changed


- **/automate skill**: create automations from plain language in local agent session; configures triggers, instructions, and tools automatically
- **Slack emoji trigger**: react to any Slack message with a designated emoji to trigger an automation
- **New GitHub triggers**: issue comment, PR review comment, PR review submitted, review thread updated, workflow run completed
- **New Marketplace templates**: triaging failed GitHub Actions, auto-fixing PR review comments
- **Computer use tool**: cloud agents in automations can use their own computers to produce demos/artifacts; enabled by default
- Automations can be saved in incomplete state (navigate away for MCP auth without losing progress)
- Automations can open PRs by default (no need to specify tool in UI)
- Memory files can be deleted in the UI; automations can delete outdated memories on run


## Sources

- [blog_rss](https://cursor.com/changelog/06-18-26) — retrieved 2026-08-11


## Community

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Event ID: `evt_2026-06-18_cursor_improvements-to-cursor-automations`
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