Cursor adds Computer Use so agents can drive desktop apps
On October 23 Cursor shipped Computer Use, letting its in-IDE agent click, type and capture screens across GUI apps on a developer's machine, such as the iOS Simulator. On macOS the Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions go to a separate Cursor Computer Use helper app, not to Cursor or the terminal. No pricing change was announced.
- Invoked via @Computer Use in an agent chat or chosen automatically when needed
- Accessibility and Screen Recording go to the Cursor Computer Use helper app
- Linux workers need xdotool, ffmpeg and X11 utilities installed
- On-screen content during a task is treated as model input
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