iOS Remote Control - Command Allowlist

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor for iOS

Describe the Bug

I have command execution run mode set to “Allowlist”.

During IDE usage, I often get requests to “allow this command”.

I tried remote control with my iOS app today (controlling my home PC). It ran some complex implementations and I never once saw a request to “allow” commands.

I looked through the documentation - there is no documentation of what the run mode is. Is it in auto-mode? Is it avoiding non-allowed commands? It’s unclear what’s happening.

Can someone clarify - does iOS remote control mode use “Auto-Review” mode even when I have “Allowlist” configured? This is not expected if so. I expected to get “allow” requests in my iOS since that’s what I have configured.

Steps to Reproduce

Set run mode to “Allowlist”
Switch to Remote Control - This PC
Run complicated tasks, see that no “allow” command prompts are made

Expected Behavior

“Allow” command prompts

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.12.29 (user setup)
VS Code Extension API: 1.128.0
Commit: cd1c87ff9b66021918fb9731605f8d1d5fd2f0b0
Date: 2026-07-21T03:26:05.811Z
Layout: IDE
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.256
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

For AI issues: which model did you use?

GPT-5.6 Sol Max

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hi @ekerstein!

Thanks for sharing this.

Remote Control does not use Auto-Review or your Allowlist. Remote-controlled agents currently run with commands auto-approved (equivalent to “Run Everything”). This is similar to how Cloud Agents function, and since RC agents are built on top of Cloud Agents, they inherit this behavior.

Having Remote-Controlled agents honor your run mode (or at least display a clear warning) is in our backlog!

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Thank you!