Cursor launches Computer Use so its agent can drive desktop apps
10/25/2026 — 10/25, 00:16·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)
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- Cursor launched Computer Use on October 23, letting the agent inside its app click, type and take screenshots to operate local GUI applicati…
- no pricing changes were announced.
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On October 23, Cursor announced that its in-app agents can now drive local GUI applications the way a person would — clicking, typing, and taking screenshots — rather than only working through code and terminal output.
The capability, branded Computer Use, lets an agent perform human-style desktop actions: for example, building a signup screen, opening the iOS Simulator, tapping through the flow, inspecting what actually rendered, and then fixing the code based on that rendered output. The idea is that testing becomes part of the agent loop instead of a separate manual step.
Computer Use is invoked from the Agent conversation by typing @, and Cursor says the agent will also select it on its own when a task requires interacting with a desktop interface.
Cursor did not announce any pricing changes alongside the feature. As of the available reporting, Computer Use has been shipped as part of Cursor, with no further details on availability limits or next steps.
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Cursor announced on October 23 that agents inside its app can now click, type and capture screens across GUI apps on a developer's machine, for example driving the iOS Simulator through a signup flow and then fixing the code. The feature, Computer Use, is invoked by typing @ in an Agent conversation, and the agent can also pick it on its own when a task requires it.
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