Cursor Remote Control: move agent sessions from Mac to iPhone
Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-07-01 · Open on X
Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity, AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP · Level: beginner
Summary
Cursor's Remote Control feature lets you start a coding agent on your Mac and keep working with it from your iPhone. This means you can watch and steer long-running agent tasks when you're away from your desk.
Key points
- Start a Cursor agent on your desktop (Mac).
- Continue the same agent session from your iPhone with Remote Control.
- Useful for checking on and steering long-running agent tasks from anywhere.
Resources mentioned
- Cursor · tool · x.com · free · recommended by both Bashiri Smith & Melvin Vivas
AI-native code editor (VS Code with AI built in).
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Try this
- Try Cursor Remote Control: start an agent on desktop and continue it on your phone.
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