Using Cursor with lite.computer

Cursor is a code editor built around an AI agent. The agent reads and edits the files in the project you have open, so a dashboard or a status page is as natural a job for it as code.

It is a desktop app for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, with a command-line version as well. Developers who already work in an editor like VS Code will find it familiar.

Made byAnysphere

Runs onMac desktop app, Apple Silicon or Intel

Where pages goStraight into the folder you point the editor agent at

App commandsYes, all twenty

Standing instructionsUser Rules in Cursor's settings, AGENTS.md, or .cursor/rules

CostPro, Pro+, Ultra, Teams and Enterprise plans, plus a free Hobby plan

Also calledCursor AI, Cursor IDE

Set it up

In lite.computer, click your name at the bottom of the sidebar and open the Agent Helper. Copy the paragraph and paste it into your User Rules in Cursor's Customize menu, so every project knows where your Showspace is.
Give Cursor the app's commands. Create or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json for every project, or .cursor/mcp.json inside one project.
Keep lite.computer open on your Showspace. Start a new Cursor agent chat and ask Use the lite.computer tool to list every page in my Showspace. It lists the pages in your folder.

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{ "mcpServers": { "lite-computer": { "url": "http://127.0.0.1:48484/mcp" } } }

If the file already lists servers, add the lite-computer entry inside mcpServers.

Try this prompt

Paste into Cursor

Build an interactive guide to this project's UI components: a searchable list, tabs showing each component's states, small live demos you can click, and a generated hero illustration at the top. Save it as a single self-contained HTML file in my Showspace, then open it in lite.computer.

Good to know

For pages that land in your Showspace as they are written, use the editor agent on your Mac.
You can start a Cloud Agent from Cursor for iOS or a web browser, and it keeps going with your laptop closed. Its work arrives in your repository as a pull request; pull it down to your Mac and move the HTML files into your Showspace.
Project rules in .cursor/rules use .mdc files. For plain Markdown, put the paragraph in an AGENTS.md at the project root.
Cursor's agent creates images with Google's Nano Banana Pro model. Ask for photos or illustrations in a report, and it builds them into the page.
We have not tested Cursor with lite.computer ourselves. These instructions are based on research. Try saving one HTML page to your Showspace first. If a step needs correcting, email hello@lite.computer.

Questions

Does Cursor work with lite.computer?

Yes. The agent in the Cursor editor saves HTML pages into your Showspace, and lite.computer shows each one as it lands. A short mcp.json file lets it open pages and arrange windows in the app too.

Where does the lite.computer instruction go for Cursor?

In User Rules, found in Cursor's Customize menu, for every project. For one project, use an AGENTS.md at its root or an .mdc file in .cursor/rules set to Always Apply.

Choosing between agents? See Which AI works with lite.computer.

Last checked September 14, 2026.