diff --git a/docs/next/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/next/CHANGELOG.md
index ac30bfb06c..f2ff49a039 100644
--- a/docs/next/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/next/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Unreleased
 
 ### Fixed
+- Windows panes now keep bare `cursor-agent` launches detected after Cursor hands off to its bundled Node process. (#3032)
 - Claude Code panes now use visible turn, background shell, and background agent activity as working-state fallbacks when OSC titles are unavailable or disabled. (#1630, #2241)
 - Tab bar status commands now remove ESC-prefixed terminal control sequences instead of displaying their sequence bodies as text. (#3001)
 - Unix plugin pane commands now default `PWD` to their resolved working directory, so direct popup tools open at explicit `--cwd` paths while preserving caller-provided `PWD` values. (#2984)
diff --git a/src/detect/mod.rs b/src/detect/mod.rs
index f78567f6ac..def440dcf0 100644
--- a/src/detect/mod.rs
+++ b/src/detect/mod.rs
@@ -378,7 +378,9 @@ fn wrapped_agent_name_from_runtime_argv(runtime: &str, argv: Option<&[String]>)
     let runtime_name = normalized_agent_lookup_name(path_basename(runtime));
 
     match runtime_name.as_str() {
-        "node" | "bun" => script_arg_agent_name(argv, &["-e", "--eval", "-p", "--print"], &[]),
+        "node" => cursor_agent_name_from_bundled_node_argv(argv)
+            .or_else(|| script_arg_agent_name(argv, &["-e", "--eval", "-p", "--print"], &[])),
+        "bun" => script_arg_agent_name(argv, &["-e", "--eval", "-p", "--print"], &[]),
         name if is_python_runtime(name) => script_arg_agent_name(argv, &["-c"], &["-m"]),
         "sh" | "bash" | "zsh" | "fish" => script_arg_agent_name(argv, &["-c"], &[]),
         "cmd" => windows_cmd_arg_agent_name(argv),
@@ -388,6 +390,36 @@ fn wrapped_agent_name_from_runtime_argv(runtime: &str, argv: Option<&[String]>)
     }
 }
 
+fn cursor_agent_name_from_bundled_node_argv(argv: &[String]) -> Option<String> {
+    let (runtime_parent, runtime_name) = path_parent_and_basename(argv.first()?)?;
+    let (script_parent, script_name) = path_parent_and_basename(argv.get(1)?)?;
+    if !runtime_name.eq_ignore_ascii_case("node.exe")
+        || !script_name.eq_ignore_ascii_case("index.js")
+        || !runtime_parent.eq_ignore_ascii_case(script_parent)
+    {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    let mut tail = runtime_parent
+        .rsplit(['/', '\\'])
+        .filter(|component| !component.is_empty());
+    let (Some(version), Some(versions), Some(package)) = (tail.next(), tail.next(), tail.next())
+    else {
+        return None;
+    };
+    (package.eq_ignore_ascii_case("cursor-agent")
+        && versions.eq_ignore_ascii_case("versions")
+        && !version.trim().is_empty())
+    .then(|| agent_label(Agent::Cursor).to_string())
+}
+
+fn path_parent_and_basename(path: &str) -> Option<(&str, &str)> {
+    let split = path.rfind(['/', '\\'])?;
+    let parent = path[..split].trim_end_matches(['/', '\\']);
+    let basename = &path[split + 1..];
+    (!parent.is_empty() && !basename.is_empty()).then_some((parent, basename))
+}
+
 fn windows_cmd_arg_agent_name(argv: &[String]) -> Option<String> {
     let mut args = argv.iter().skip(1);
     while let Some(arg) = args.next() {
@@ -894,6 +926,62 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn identify_agent_in_job_detects_windows_cursor_install() {
+        let job = crate::platform::ForegroundJob {
+            process_group_id: 123,
+            processes: vec![foreground_process(
+                123,
+                "node.exe",
+                &[
+                    r"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\cursor-agent\versions\2026.08.11-e8db854\node.exe",
+                    r"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\cursor-agent\versions\2026.08.11-e8db854\index.js",
+                ],
+            )],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            identify_agent_in_job(&job),
+            Some((Agent::Cursor, "cursor".to_string()))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn identify_agent_in_job_ignores_invalid_windows_cursor_install_paths() {
+        for script in [
+            r"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\cursor-agent\versions\2026.08.11-e8db854\scripts\postinstall.js",
+            r"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\cursor-agent\versions\2026.08.11-e8db854\index",
+            r"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\cursor-agent\versions\2026.08.11-e8db854\index.exe",
+        ] {
+            let job = crate::platform::ForegroundJob {
+                process_group_id: 123,
+                processes: vec![foreground_process(
+                    123,
+                    "node.exe",
+                    &[
+                        r"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\cursor-agent\versions\2026.08.11-e8db854\node.exe",
+                        script,
+                    ],
+                )],
+            };
+
+            assert_eq!(identify_agent_in_job(&job), None, "script: {script}");
+        }
+
+        let lookalike = crate::platform::ForegroundJob {
+            process_group_id: 123,
+            processes: vec![foreground_process(
+                123,
+                "node.exe",
+                &[
+                    r"C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe",
+                    r"C:\workspace\cursor-agent\versions\test\index.js",
+                ],
+            )],
+        };
+        assert_eq!(identify_agent_in_job(&lookalike), None);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn identify_agent_in_job_prefers_recognized_process_group_leader() {
         let job = crate::platform::ForegroundJob {