Cursor releases an iPhone app to manage AI coding agents

In short: Cursor has released a mobile app for iPhone that lets users start and guide its AI coding agents from their phone.

What happened

Cursor announced a new iOS app designed for people who use its coding agents. A coding agent is an AI helper that can write and change software for you, based on instructions you type, like giving tasks to a remote assistant.

With the app, users can create new coding agents or continue conversations with agents they already started on the Cursor desktop app. The goal is to let users keep an eye on work in progress and give quick directions while away from a computer.

TechCrunch notes that Cursor’s mobile move follows similar mobile options from Anthropic and OpenAI. The article also points to a wider shift in coding tools, where some developers spend less time manually typing code and more time reviewing what an AI agent produces (like checking a draft written by an assistant).

Why it matters

For many people, software work has usually meant sitting at a desk with a large screen. If more of the job becomes supervising AI agents, a phone can be enough for many steps, such as approving changes, answering questions, or adjusting instructions. That could change how and where programming work gets done, and it may also increase the need for clear review steps so mistakes do not slip into real products.

Source: TechCrunch AI