Email Cursor agent status on Button press
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Turn one on, or build your own. Email can start an automation with "Send IFTTT an email tagged", and IFTTT can then run "Add a follow-up instruction to an agent" on Cursor.
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Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.
8 triggers, queries, and actions
Send IFTTT an email tagged
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
Send IFTTT an email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com with a hashtag in the subject (e.g. #IFTTT) and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment (up to 30MB) and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient.
Send IFTTT any email
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
Send IFTTT any email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient. This trigger will reject emails with attachments over 30MB.
Get agent status
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the current status and details of a Cursor cloud agent, including its latest run status, the final result text, and the pull request URL if one was created.
List agents
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the Cursor cloud agents belonging to the authenticated account, one record per agent, most recent first.
Add a follow-up instruction to an agent
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will add a follow-up instruction to a Cursor cloud agent, starting a new run to guide it toward additional changes.
Launch an agent
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will launch a new Cursor cloud agent to work on a GitHub repository using the instructions you provide.
Send me an email
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will send you an HTML based email. Images and links are supported.
Stop an agent
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will stop a running Cursor cloud agent by cancelling its latest run, without deleting the agent.
Add a follow-up instruction to an agent
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will add a follow-up instruction to a Cursor cloud agent, starting a new run to guide it toward additional changes.
Get agent status
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the current status and details of a Cursor cloud agent, including its latest run status, the final result text, and the pull request URL if one was created.
Launch an agent
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will launch a new Cursor cloud agent to work on a GitHub repository using the instructions you provide.
List agents
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the Cursor cloud agents belonging to the authenticated account, one record per agent, most recent first.
Send IFTTT an email tagged
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
Send IFTTT an email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com with a hashtag in the subject (e.g. #IFTTT) and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment (up to 30MB) and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient.
Send IFTTT any email
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
Send IFTTT any email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient. This trigger will reject emails with attachments over 30MB.
Send me an email
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will send you an HTML based email. Images and links are supported.
Stop an agent
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will stop a running Cursor cloud agent by cancelling its latest run, without deleting the agent.
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If
Select a trigger the automation will use
Send IFTTT an email tagged
Send IFTTT any email
Then
Select an action the automation will perform
Add a follow-up instruction to an agent
Launch an agent
Send me an email
Stop an agent
You can add delays, queries, and more actions in the next step!
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About Cursor
Cursor is an AI-first code editor that launches cloud agents to automate coding tasks, generate code, and manage repositories. Use IFTTT to launch Cursor agents from other services and query their status.
Cursor is an AI-first code editor that launches cloud agents to automate coding tasks, generate code, and manage repositories. Use IFTTT to launch Cursor agents from other services and query their status.
About Email
Send and receive important information when you need it, automatically, with this service. The "send me an email" action has a daily limit of 750 messages per day, at which point Applets will be paused until the limit resets at 12:00 AM GMT.
Send and receive important information when you need it, automatically, with this service. The "send me an email" action has a daily limit of 750 messages per day, at which point Applets will be paused until the limit resets at 12:00 AM GMT.