How can I run a background agent on a private repo I don't own?

I’m working on a repo that’s owned by a colleague who does not have a cursor account. I’d like to run tasks using background agents on this repo, and my colleague approves of this. But I don’t see the repo in the list of repos in my background agent settings, even though I’ve given the cursor github app access to all my repos.

Is it possible for me to run agents from my account on a repo owned by someone else? Does the repo owner need to set something up?

Thank you for the help.

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