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Cursor Voice Chat: Talk to Your Coding Agents in Realtime

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Cursor introduced Voice Chat, a realtime two-way voice call with its coding agents that works in the Agents Window, the IDE, on web and in Cursor for iOS. Users can describe changes aloud, ask what an agent is doing, and hear spoken progress notes while the coding agent keeps working. Voice chat runs on Grok Voice with selectable voices, and runs with zero data retention when Privacy Mode is on.

Key Takeaways

  • Voice Chat is a two-way conversation where the agent answers out loud, which Cursor distinguishes from dictation, which only turns speech into text in the chat input.
  • Voice chat works in the Agents Window, the IDE, on web, and in Cursor for iOS.
  • The voice agent listens and replies while handing coding work to the agent in the chat, so users can ask what changed in a diff, check on a run, or search earlier messages and calls.
  • On iOS, "Hey Siri, call Cursor" starts a call with a new agent, and a Live Activity provides mute and hang-up controls from the Lock Screen.
  • Calls run on Grok Voice with a choice of voices including Ara, Eve, Leo, Rex and Sal.
  • With Privacy Mode on, voice chat runs with zero data retention.
  • In a Project with multiple workers, users can switch between workers during a call, and the coding agent shares short progress notes as it works.

Talking to Agents Instead of Typing at Them

Cursor added Voice Chat, a realtime voice call with its coding agents. Instead of typing a prompt and waiting, a user can describe a change out loud, ask what an agent is currently working on, and hear progress updates spoken back. Voice chat works in the Agents Window, the IDE, on web, and in Cursor for iOS.

How a Call Starts

Voice Chat is started from the chat input. When the agent is idle and the chat input is empty, a waveform button labeled "Start voice chat" appears where the Send button usually sits, next to the microphone button for dictation. Clicking it opens the call.

On iOS, Cursor added system-level hooks. Saying "Hey Siri, call Cursor" starts a call with a new agent, and a Live Activity lets users mute or hang up from the Lock Screen.

What the Voice Agent Can Do During a Run

The voice agent listens, replies, and hands coding work to the agent in the chat. Users can ask what changed in a diff, check on a run, and search earlier messages and calls with that agent. In a Project that has multiple workers, users can switch between them. The coding agent shares short progress notes while it works, and a brief answer when it is done.

Voices, Model and Privacy

Voice chat runs on Grok Voice. In Voice settings, users can pick from many voices, including Ara, Eve, Leo, Rex and Sal. With Privacy Mode on, voice chat runs with zero data retention.

Voice Chat Versus Dictation

Cursor separates this feature from dictation, which earlier releases called "Voice Mode". Dictation turns speech into text in the chat input, and Cmd+Shift+Space still toggles it in the IDE. Voice chat is different: it is a two-way conversation where the agent answers out loud.

Availability

Users need to update Cursor to try it. The changelog entry states no plan restrictions and no pricing for voice chat, and points to the documentation at cursor.com/docs/agent/voice-chat for details.