Works with Cursor
Partial · Status and approvals
Connect Cursor in Heard and Heard installs Cursor hooks: your Cursor sessions and their approval requests show up in Heard. Cursor’s agents can also report to you by voice through Heard’s cloud-agent connector, one MCP server added to Cursor. Full spoken narration of every Cursor turn, like Claude Code and Codex CLI get, is not available today.
Heard labels this integration as “Status and approvals.” That label describes how Heard receives the work rather than treating every tool as if it had the same native connection.
- Current status
- Partial
- Integration path
- Status and approvals
- Desktop platform
- macOS 14 or later
- Talk back
- Heard PowerSupport depends on the underlying session path.
- Open source option
- Apache 2.0 for the open source engine
Setup
Set up Heard for Cursor
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Install Heard
Download and open Heard on macOS 14 or later.
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Connect Cursor
Open Settings → Connections and click Connect next to Cursor under Coding tools.
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Choose your listening mode
For spoken reports, add Heard’s MCP server to Cursor with
heard-board connect cursor(bundled in the app) and sign in when Cursor asks.Bundled with the app/Applications/Heard.app/Contents/MacOS/heard-board connect cursor
What you will hear
Narration is a filter, not a transcript
Heard looks for progress, blockers, decisions, failures, and useful results. Routine churn can stay quiet or become part of a later summary, depending on the listening mode you choose.
Cursor sessions and approval requests shown in Heard
Spoken reports from Cursor’s agents through the MCP connector
The same voice layer as your Claude Code and Codex sessions
Co-pilot gives short signposts while the screen is on. Companion gives a fuller briefing away from the desk. Focus stays quiet until something needs you.
Limits
Know the boundary before you leave the screen
A reliable eyes off workflow starts with an accurate support boundary. Run a short test task, confirm that questions and final results reach Heard, and keep the original tool available for interactions the integration cannot route.
- Cursor turns are not narrated automatically the way Claude Code and Codex CLI are.
- Spoken reports depend on the agent calling Heard’s MCP tools.
- Heard runs on macOS today.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does Heard work with Cursor?
Connect Cursor in Heard and Heard installs Cursor hooks: your Cursor sessions and their approval requests show up in Heard. Cursor’s agents can also report to you by voice through Heard’s cloud-agent connector, one MCP server added to Cursor. Full spoken narration of every Cursor turn, like Claude Code and Codex CLI get, is not available today.
What kind of Cursor support does Heard provide?
The current support level is status and approvals. The page above names the exact setup path and limitations so “works with” does not hide the difference between a native adapter, a wrapper, and a terminal host.
Does Heard block Cursor while it speaks?
No. Heard processes narration asynchronously. The coding agent can continue working while speech is generated and played.
Can I use Heard with several agents at once?
Yes. Heard keeps session context separate, gives attention to blockers and decisions, and can roll lower priority activity into a shorter spoken brief.
Can I talk back to the agent?
Talking back is part of Heard Power: say “Hey Parrot” or hold right ⌘ to dictate a reply, and pair your iPhone with the companion app to answer away from your desk. Availability can depend on the integration path and whether the underlying tool accepts the response through the active session.
What leaves my Mac?
The open source engine can use local Kokoro speech and your own keys. Managed narration can send a compact narration snippet to configured service providers. Heard does not retain source code, terminal output, narration text, or generated audio after a hosted request completes.
Ready when your agents are
Hear the work without watching every screen.
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Download Heard for Mac macOS 14 or later · Claude Code and Codex supported