Keep Cursor.
Give it your machines.

AI Commander is not an alternative to Cursor, Grok, Claude Code, Codex, or ChatGPT. It is the remote-machine harness those tools plug into over MCP: outbound-only shell, detached jobs that outlive the chat, and file transfer on hardware you already own.

Quick start:

Install the host agent on the machine you want your AI to control. It shows a private machine code.
Connect your AI: paste this prompt, then replace AIC-… with your code — Help me connect this AI client to AI Commander using https://aicommander.dev/start.md. Then check the status of my machine: AIC-… — or add the connector URL https://aicommander.dev/mcp and sign in with an email code (per-client steps).

Positioning in one line: Cursor stays the brain; AI Commander is the hands on the box — servers, GPU rigs, NAS, laptops — with no inbound ports and no exposed SSH.

Sibling harness pages: Cursor · Aider · Cline · Roo Code · Zed · OpenCode · Qwen Code · Continue · Windsurf · Claude Code · Grok · Codex · ChatGPT · Gemini.

Connect Cursor (stdio bridge)

Cursor talks to AI Commander through the stdio MCP bridge. Add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or Settings → MCP → Add server):

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aicommander": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@aicommander/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "AICOMMANDER_SERVER": "https://aicommander.dev"
      }
    }
  }
}

HTTP clients can use https://aicommander.dev/mcp directly. Full client matrix (Grok, Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT, Cursor, REST): Connect your AI client. AI Commander plus MCPfinder and cnvs.app in one mcp.json: MCP stack for Cursor.

First connect may open a one-time browser sign-in (OAuth Dynamic Client Registration). For a code-only first hour without that flow, append ?anonymous=1 to the MCP URL where your client supports it.

Cursor Remote Control and AI Commander

Cursor’s Remote Control (Cursor changelog, October 6, 2026) lets the Cursor iOS app see and reply to the local agents running on your computer; the agent stays on that computer, which has to stay on and online. AI Commander works alongside it: Remote Control is how you steer Cursor from your phone, and AI Commander is what that Cursor agent uses to reach your other machines — servers, GPU rigs, NAS — over MCP, including detached jobs that keep running after the chat ends. The two do not overlap and need no extra setup together: keep the mcp.json entry above, and the agent you reply to from your phone still has AI Commander’s tools.

What you get that the chat alone cannot

Remote shell on Linux, macOS, and Windows — by session code or saved alias.
Detached jobs for builds, training, and headless agents on the box that has the repo.
Fleet list + GPU facts so Cursor picks the right machine before it burns an hour.
File courier (Pro) for checkpoints and diffs up to 100 MiB.

Not a replacement — a multiplier

You already use	AI Commander adds
Cursor	`npx @aicommander/mcp` stdio bridge → remote exec + jobs
Grok / `grok` CLI	`grok mcp add --transport http …` → remote exec + jobs
Claude Code	MCP remote exec + jobs on your fleet
Codex	Same MCP endpoint; aliases after sign-in
ChatGPT	Custom MCP connector or plain REST `/api/v1/exec`

FAQ

Is AI Commander an alternative to Cursor?

No. AI Commander is a remote-machine harness. You keep Cursor (or Grok, Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT) as the AI. AI Commander gives those tools secure remote shell, detached jobs, and file transfer on machines you own — over MCP or REST.

How do I connect Cursor to AI Commander?

Add the stdio bridge to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or Settings → MCP → Add server) with npx -y @aicommander/mcp and AICOMMANDER_SERVER=https://aicommander.dev. First connect may open a one-time browser sign-in (DCR). Use ?anonymous=1 for a code-only first hour. HTTP clients can also use https://aicommander.dev/mcp — see /howto/ for the full matrix.

Does AI Commander work with Cursor Remote Control on the iOS app?

Yes, they work together. Cursor Remote Control (October 6, 2026) lets the Cursor iOS app see and reply to the local agents running on your computer; the agent stays on that computer, which has to stay on and online. AI Commander is what that agent uses to reach your other machines — servers, GPU rigs, NAS — over MCP, including detached jobs that keep running after the chat ends. No extra setup: keep the mcp.json entry, and the agent you reply to from your phone still has AI Commander's tools.

How is this different from Cursor running locally only?

Local Cursor is the brain on your laptop. AI Commander adds hands on servers, GPU rigs, NAS, and other laptops you own — outbound-only, no inbound ports, no exposed SSH — so Cursor can run shell, detached jobs, and file transfer on those machines over MCP.

Next steps

Install the agent on a machine you control, connect Cursor via mcp.json, then ask for a real task on a remote box.

Install the agent Setup guides Remote coding agents

Keep Cursor.Give it your machines.