Cursor lets iPhones control local agents
Cursor's iOS app can now monitor and message coding agents running on a user's own computer, so developers can check on and steer local work while away from their desk without moving it to the cloud.
Cursor has added Remote Control to its iOS app. Users can now see and reply to agents that are running locally on their computer, according to a company changelog post.
To set it up, users sign in to the iOS app. Computers linked to the account show up automatically. Tapping a computer sends a pairing request, which has to be approved in the Cursor desktop app. After pairing, the app lists the local agents. Selecting one shows what it is doing and lets the user send it a message.
Cursor says the feature does not move agents anywhere. They keep running on the user's machine, and the phone app connects to them. That means the computer has to stay on and online. A new "Keep this computer awake" setting under Remote Control in the desktop settings stops the machine from sleeping, but only if it is plugged in with the lid open.
Remote Control does not need Cursor's cloud agents to work. It is on by default for all users except Enterprise organizations. Enterprise admins can turn it on under Org settings > Security and identity > Remote control.
The feature is available now in the Cursor iOS app. The changelog does not mention an Android version, and it does not describe how the connection between phone and computer is secured beyond the pairing step.