Cursor 3 /multitask: Parallel Async Subagents

Melvin Vivas · X video post · 2026-04-25 · Open on X

Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity, AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP · Level: beginner

Summary

Cursor 3 adds a /multitask command that runs async subagents to work on your requests in parallel instead of putting them in a queue. Messages that are already queued can also be switched to multitask.

Key points

• Use /multitask in the new Cursor 3 interface.
• It runs async subagents that work on requests in parallel.
• No need to wait for the current run to finish before the next one starts.
• Messages already in the queue can be moved to multitask.

Resources mentioned

• Cursor · tool · x.com · free · recommended by both Bashiri Smith & Melvin Vivas
  AI-native code editor (VS Code with AI built in).
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Try this

• Try /multitask in Cursor 3 to run several requests in parallel.