wsp vs Cursor cloud agents
Cursor cloud agents run on Cursor's VM, set up from its dashboard. wsp runs agents on computers you own, set up from yours.
| Cursor cloud agents | wsp | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs agents on | Cursor's VM, or My Machines | Computers you own |
| Another computer | Yes, My Machines on paid plans | Yes, over ssh or dialing out |
| What that computer has when the agent starts | Rules, synced skills, dashboard MCP servers | Your setup, agents signed in |
| Where your keys and sign-ins live | Cursor's servers | Your computers, none on ours |
| Which agents | Cursor's agent, many models | Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor |
| Platforms | Desktop, web, iOS, Slack | macOS, Linux |
| Price | From $20/mo, models at API price | Free |
| Source code | Not stated | AGPL-3.0 |
Which to pick.
What Cursor cloud agents does well
Cursor cloud agents need no computer of your own, and on paid plans My Machines runs them on yours. They carry your rules, synced skills and MCP servers set in the dashboard, and start from desktop, web, iOS or Slack.
When wsp fits better
wsp fits when you already have another computer, a server you rent or an old laptop, and want your agents on it signed in, with your MCP servers, CLIs and skills. wsp copies your MCP servers and skills from the computer you sit at, not a dashboard, and runs Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode beside Cursor.
What wsp does not do yet.
- Your phone
- Cursor cloud agents run from iOS. wsp has no phone app.
- No computer of your own
- Cursor runs agents on its own machines, in the plan you pay for. wsp needs a computer you own for every agent.
- Teammates
- Cursor sells plans for teams. wsp is for one person.
Sources, read 2026-10-09
- cursor.com/docs/cloud-agent
- cursor.com/docs/cloud-agent/self-hosted/my-machines
- github.com/wsp-labs/wsp/skills/wsp/SKILL.md#L8
- github.com/wsp-labs/wsp/AGENTS.md#L77
- cursor.com/docs/cloud-agent/self-hosted
- github.com/wsp-labs/wsp/skills/wsp/SKILL.md#L71
- github.com/wsp-labs/wsp/skills/wsp/SKILL.md#L154
- cursor.com/docs/cloud-agent/best-practices
- cursor.com/docs/skills
- cursor.com/docs/cloud-agent/capabilities
- github.com/wsp-labs/wsp/apps/web/src/settings/add/addFlow.ts#L43-L50
- github.com/wsp-labs/wsp/apps/www/src/pages/legal.tsx#L33
- github.com/wsp-labs/wsp/apps/www/src/pages/legal.tsx#L62
- github.com/wsp-labs/wsp/packages/catalog/src/thread-agents.ts#L9
- cursor.com/docs/cloud-agent/mobile
- github.com/wsp-labs/wsp/.github/workflows/release.yml#L3-L5
- cursor.com/help/account-and-billing/pricing
- github.com/wsp-labs/wsp/apps/www/src/sections/close.tsx#L13
- cursor.com/cli
- github.com/wsp-labs/wsp/LICENSE
Try it on a computer you own.
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