Security review on every push to main
Cursor's own security automation audits diffs after merge to main, skips already-discussed issues, and posts high-risk findings to Slack.
- Agent or tool
- Cursor
- Topic
- DevOps & Infra
- Reported on
- Blog
- Added
- 2026-10-15
Why it matters
Keeping servers and pipelines healthy is constant, detail-heavy work. Agents that can read logs and run routine fixes are a big help, as long as a person keeps an eye on what changes. It is one of 40 sightings filed under DevOps & Infra on Agent Sightings (number 5 by interest), and one of 30 involving Cursor.
How you could try it
Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into Cursor or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.
On each push to main, audit the diff for security vulnerabilities. Skip issues already discussed on the PR. Post only high-risk findings to #security with file paths and a short remediation note.
The prompt breaks down into 3 steps you can check as the agent works:
- On each push to main, audit the diff for security vulnerabilities.
- Skip issues already discussed on the PR.
- Post only high-risk findings to #security with file paths and a short remediation note.
Tip: Try it first on a staging system or with read-only credentials, and require approval for anything that changes production.
Source
Read the original first-hand account on Blog: https://cursor.com/blog/automations. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.