Background Agent

A practical, docs-grounded guide to Claude Code's Agent View — the multi-session dashboard Anthropic released on May 11, 2026. Covers parallel dispatch, automatic git-worktree isolation, background sessions, billing implications, and runaway-cost guardrails for serious team use.

A visual step-by-step guide covering the entire OpenAI Codex workflow — from task delegation to GitHub PR merge. Includes parallel task execution, prompt writing best practices, GitHub Actions integration, MCP external tool connections, and team workflow best practices.

Claude Code by Anthropic is an agent-based development tool that autonomously codes by understanding entire codebases. Available via CLI, IDE, Desktop, and Web. Complete 2026 guide covering Opus 4.6, MCP, Agent Teams, and advanced features.

**[Cursor](https://cursor.com/) (by Anysphere) released its official iOS public beta on June 29, 2026** ([official blog](https://cursor.com/blog/ios-mobile-app) / [Changelog](https://cursor.com/changelog/ios-mobile-app) / [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/cursor/id6767085653) / [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/29/cursor-now-has-a-mobile-app-for-guiding-your-coding-agent-on-the-go/) / [9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/29/cursor-releases-iphone-and-ipad-app-following-recent-acquisition-by-spacex/)). **You can now drive Cursor's coding agents directly from iPhone and iPad** (iOS 26.0+ required). Available to all paid-plan subscribers as a public beta, with **75% off Composer 2.5 runs through July 5, 2026**. **Main capabilities**: - **Launch cloud / background agents** or **remote-control desktop-running agents** (with handoff between the two) - **Voice input for task description**, **slash commands** to guide the agent - **Push notifications + lock-screen Live Activities** when work is ready - **Review generated demos, screenshots, logs, and videos**; annotate screenshots - **Inspect diffs and merge PRs** from the phone - **Model selection** across Composer 2.5, GPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), Gemini (Google), etc. - **MCP integrations** — query Datadog logs, summarize Slack activity, etc. **Strategic context**: this lands alongside the **$60B SpaceX acquisition option on Cursor** (referenced in our [Grok Build column](../columns/grok-build-xai-cli-coding-agent-2026-06)) and operationalizes the **"independent coding agents" thesis** of Cursor 2.0 (Oct 2025). Anthropic's Boris Cherny (Claude Code lead) is quoted saying **"I do most of my coding on my phone now"** (TechCrunch). Joins **Claude Code Mobile / Codex Mobile / GitHub Copilot Mobile** as the fourth major mobile coding-agent surface. **Caveats**: public beta only, the Composer 2.5 promo ends July 5, 2026, no Android or Web yet, requires iOS 26.0+ (older iPhones cannot install), and large-codebase manipulation from mobile alone is still constrained.