Feature Request Remote Control

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Feature request for product/service

Cloud Agent (GitHub, Slack, Linear,…)

Describe the request

I’d like Cursor mobile to be able to edit, run, and deploy apps on my Mac Mini the way Claude’s mobile app can drive a local machine — without requiring the project to be on GitHub.

Current limitation:
Cursor mobile currently only works via cloud agents + Git remotes (GitHub/GitLab). Local-only projects on a Mac Mini can’t be reached from the phone.

The workflow gap:
Deploying and running the app on the machine (or remotely) is half the work — not just editing code in a PR. Right now, if my project lives only on my Mac Mini and isn’t on GitHub, I can’t work on it from my phone.

Why GitHub-only is limiting:
Many apps aren’t (and sometimes can’t be) on GitHub. They live on a local Mac Mini and need to be modified and run there. Requiring everything to go through GitHub adds friction and isn’t always possible.

Feature request:
From the Cursor mobile app, let me connect to / drive my Mac Mini (e.g. via My Machines / a local worker) so the agent can edit, run, and deploy those local apps — even when there is no GitHub remote.

Comparison:
Claude’s mobile app can already steer work on a computer you have running locally. Cursor should support a similar local-control path.

Operating System (if it applies)

Linux

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Hey @Yaser_Farid!

You can do this today. Open your project folder in Cursor on the Mac Mini and enable Remote Control (your machine will appear in the mobile app under your machines).

Agents, you start from your phone, then run directly on the Mac Mini, editing and running the project there, and this works for local-only folders with no GitHub remote. Just make sure both the desktop and mobile apps are up to date, and let us know if it doesn’t show up for you.

Please give it a try! We need to update the docs, I’ll raise a PR.