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Cursor Agent Permissions Explained: What Runs Without Asking, and How to Tighten It

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Cursor's agent can read your codebase, edit files, run terminal commands and call MCP tools. How much of that happens without asking you is controlled by a handful of settings that are easy to skim past. This guide explains Cursor agent permissions as they work by default, what each control actuall…

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  1. 2026-10-11 14:16 · DEV Community — AI
    Cursor Agent Permissions Explained: What Runs Without Asking, and How to Tighten It

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