Cursor just launched Automations, which are trigger-based AI coding agents that can launch automatically on events like PRs, Slack messages, and alerts instead of you manually prompting them.
In this video I break down how they work, how they compare to Claude Code and OpenClaw, and why the fundamentals matter more than the tools. There are 7 core agent concepts (triggers, instructions, tools, models, sandboxing, state, and deployment) that transfer across every tool in this space. Learn one tool well and you'll do well no matter what comes next.