{"schemaVersion":"opencli.cli.v1","slug":"cursor-agent","name":"Cursor Agent CLI","shortName":"cursor-agent","binaryName":"cursor-agent","maker":{"slug":"cursor","name":"Cursor","type":"org","url":"https://cursor.com","officialPlatformMaker":true,"featuredBuilder":false},"category":"AI","description":"The official CLI from Cursor. Coding agent, editor-backed automation, and codebase work from the terminal. Runs entirely on your machine.","tagline":"Coding agent, editor-backed automation, and codebase work from the terminal.","install":{"packageManager":"curl","command":"Install Cursor, then enable the cursor-agent command from Cursor settings","packageName":null,"npmPackage":null,"brewFormula":null,"brewCask":null,"crateName":null,"pypiPackage":null,"goPackage":null,"dockerImage":null},"verify":{"command":"cursor-agent --help","signal":"cursor-agent responds locally; authenticate before real work."},"quickStart":"cursor-agent --help","exampleWorkflow":["cursor-agent --help"],"agent":{"readiness":{"label":"Human-first CLI","score":20,"reasons":["Can run locally with less credential exposure."],"guardrails":["Prefer small commands and ask the agent to summarize plain text output.","Expect prompts; keep a human in the loop for interactive flows.","Verify identity/account before running task commands.","Network access is required; avoid leaking secrets in logs.","Require confirmation before apply, delete, deploy, transfer, merge, or write actions."]},"packUrl":"https://opencli.co/cli/cursor-agent/agent.md","packMarkdown":"# OpenCLI Agent Pack: Cursor Agent CLI\n\nUse this when an AI agent needs to work with `cursor-agent`.\n\n## What this CLI is for\nThe official CLI from Cursor. Coding agent, editor-backed automation, and codebase work from the terminal. Runs entirely on your machine.\n\nBest for: coding agent, editor-backed automation, and codebase work from the terminal.\n\n## Agent readiness\nHuman-first CLI (20/100)\n- Can run locally with less credential exposure.\n\n## Install\n```sh\nInstall Cursor, then enable the cursor-agent command from Cursor settings\n```\n\n## Verify before real work\n```sh\ncursor-agent --help\n```\nExpected signal: cursor-agent responds locally; authenticate before real work.\n\n## Safe starting commands\n```sh\ncursor-agent --help\n```\n\n## Guardrails for agents\n- Prefer small commands and ask the agent to summarize plain text output.\n- Expect prompts; keep a human in the loop for interactive flows.\n- Verify identity/account before running task commands.\n- Network access is required; avoid leaking secrets in logs.\n- Require confirmation before apply, delete, deploy, transfer, merge, or write actions.\n\n## Suggested agent instruction\nYou may use Cursor Agent CLI (`cursor-agent`) for coding agent, editor-backed automation, and codebase work from the terminal.. First install it if missing, then run the verify command. Start with read-only or inspection commands. Summarize what you found before changing anything. Ask for confirmation before commands that mutate remote state, spend money, deploy, delete data, merge code, or expose secrets.\n\nSource: OpenCLI\n"},"fit":{"bestFor":"coding agent, editor-backed automation, and codebase work from the terminal.","useThisIf":"You want AI models and inference that runs entirely on your machine.","skipIf":"You're not comfortable with a tool that can write to production.","whatHappensNext":"Run `cursor-agent --help` and see what comes back."},"capabilities":{"agentFriendly":true,"supportsJsonOutput":false,"supportsNonInteractive":false,"supportsDryRun":false,"requiresAuth":true,"requiresNetwork":true,"ciFriendly":false,"localFirst":true,"destructivePotential":"high"},"taxonomy":{"useCases":["Coding agent","Editor-backed automation","Codebase work"],"aliases":["cursor cli","cursor agent"],"keywords":["cursor","agent","coding","editor"],"tags":["agent","coding-agent"]},"links":{"website":"https://cursor.com","github":"https://github.com/getcursor/cursor","docs":"https://docs.cursor.com/cli","opencli":"https://opencli.co/cli/cursor-agent","markdown":"https://opencli.co/cli/cursor-agent/agent.md","json":"https://opencli.co/cli/cursor-agent.json"},"metrics":{"githubStars":32939,"latestRelease":"2026-05-12T15:25:06Z","license":null,"metricLabel":null,"metricValue":null,"metricSource":null,"metricAsOf":"2026-06-08T11:01:13.607Z"}}