Cursor now has a mobile app for guiding your coding agent on the go
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Agentic coding is getting a control plane — Cursor putting oversight in your pocket turns “AI pair programmer” into a persistent background process. Teams adopting agents should treat mobile control as part of change management: who’s allowed to steer, approve, or halt code changes when they’re not at a desk.
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