Cursor is not allowing the $60 billion acquisition by SpaceX to impede its progress.

On Monday, the firm revealed a new application named Cursor Mobile, aimed at users looking to initiate coding agents straight from their smartphones. The application aligns with the Cursor 2.0 updates introduced in October, which directed the platform towards autonomous coding agents. Through the mobile application, users can create new coding agents or engage with agents that were started via the desktop client.

Cursor’s transition to mobile mirrors the offerings from Anthropic and OpenAI, both of which provide methods for interacting with their coding solutions on mobile devices.

This is part of a larger trend in AI-assisted coding tools, which are progressively moving away from conventional coding and leaning toward the management of code-writing agents. With no necessity to browse extensive code repositories, many developers are transitioning from multi-screen desktop configurations to smartphones, enabling ongoing dialogues with remote agents.

In a recent discussion, Anthropic’s lead for Claude Code, Boris Cherny, mentioned he has largely embraced mobile AI coding as a consequence. “The majority of my coding is now done on my phone,” Cherny stated during the discussion. “Had you told me that six months back, I would have called you insane, but here we are.”