Cursor launches an iOS app that lets developers run coding agents from their phone
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Coding agents are moving from IDE feature to ambient service layer—if you can spin up and steer them from your phone, they’re becoming part of the always-on workflow, not just desktop sessions. If you build dev tools, assume your user now expects agent control surfaces everywhere they already check Slack and email.
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