# Cursor in Slack: plans before work, multi-repo environments, cross-channel workflows

> Cursor in Slack now shares a plan before starting work, can launch in a named multi-repo environment spanning separate repos, and can read from and send messages to other Slack channels and threads during a task. Slack UI has been refined with compact footer links, cleaner tables, PRs, and artifacts.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Tool** | Cursor |
| **Version** | — |
| **Kind** | announcement |
| **Published** | 2026-07-17 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-11 |
| **Significance** | 3/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | feature, capability |

## What changed


- **Plan before work**: Cursor responds with a plan before beginning, with status updates for each step
- **Multi-repo environments**: Can start in a named multi-repo environment (frontend, backend, shared code in separate repos); targets the right environment from a Slack request
- **Switch repository**: Mid-task, Cursor prompts with a Switch Repository button to add repos or environments
- **Cross-channel workflows**: Can read from and send messages to other Slack channels and threads during a task
- **UI refinements**: In-message buttons replaced by compact footer links; tables, PRs, and artifacts render more cleanly


## Sources

- [blog_rss](https://cursor.com/changelog/slack-improvements) — retrieved 2026-08-11


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