Cursor: Remote control for local agents

Cursor: Remote control for local agents was released on .

Summary

Cursor now lets you monitor and control your local agents from your iPhone, keeping everything running securely on your computer. Stay connected to your AI assistants from anywhere—discover what's possible when your agents are always at your fingertips.

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Remote control for local agents

You can now see and reply to the local agents running on your computer from the Cursor iOS app.

Get started

Remote Control is on by default for everyone except Enterprise organizations.

Download the Cursor iOS app and sign in. Computers on your account appear in the app automatically. Tap your computer in the app and approve your pairing request in the Cursor desktop app. Your local agents appear in a list. Tap one to see what it's doing or send it a message.

Agents keep running on your computer

Remote control doesn't move your agents anywhere. It keeps running on your computer, and the app connects to it. Your computer needs to stay on and online for remote control to work.

Keep your computer awake

To stop your computer from sleeping while you're away, turn on "Keep this computer awake" under Remote Control in Cursor's desktop settings. Your computer needs to be plugged in with the lid open.

For Enterprise teams

Remote control is on by default, except for Enterprise organizations. Enterprise admins can turn it on in Org settings > Security and identity > Remote control.

Remote control doesn't require cloud agents to work.

Remote control is available today in the Cursor iOS app.

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