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cursor-cli-on-quik-cloud

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Cursor CLI (agent) installed on ALL 3 Quik Cloud machines on March 12, 2026.

Why: Free API providers (Groq, Cerebras, SambaNova) hit daily rate limits causing farm downtime. Cursor Ultra gives consistent, high-quality models with no rate limits on auto and composer models.

How to apply:

  • Cursor API key stored in SSM: /quik-nation/shared/CURSOR_API_KEY
  • CLI installed at ~/.local/bin/agent on all 3 machines
  • EC2s: PATH and API key auto-loaded via .bashrc
  • Mac (Quik Cloud 1): PATH and API key in .zshrc, keychain must be unlocked first
  • Mac keychain unlock: security unlock-keychain -p 'password' ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain-db
  • Mac login password in SSM: /quik-nation/quik-cloud/login-password
  • Mac does NOT have AWS CLI — API key hardcoded in .zshrc (from SSM on our end)
  • ALWAYS use --model auto — this is the unlimited model on Ultra plan
  • Named models (sonnet-4.6, opus-4.6, gemini, gpt-5.x) have monthly limits — use only when specifically needed
  • Command: agent -p --trust --model auto "task prompt"
  • 13 free API providers (Groq, Cerebras, etc.) become BACKUP ONLY
  • Custom agentic-loop.js remains as fallback if Cursor CLI is ever down
  • Quik Cloud 1 (Mac M4 Pro): INSTALLED and TESTED — working as of March 12, 2026

Cursor Ultra Plan Details ($200/month)

  • Billing cycle: Feb 16 - Mar 16, 2026 (resets March 16)
  • Auto + Composer pool: UNLIMITED (this is what --model auto draws from)
  • API / Premium models: 20x usage vs Pro plan. Current cycle: 860.7M tokens (100% used on gpt-5.3-codex), Auto+Composer at 431M tokens (38.2% used)
  • After March 16 reset: Full premium model access restored — can use named models for complex tasks

Available Models (All Providers)

  • Anthropic: Claude 4 Sonnet, 4.5 Haiku, 4.5 Opus, 4.5 Sonnet, 4.6 Opus, 4.6 Opus (Fast), 4.6 Sonnet
  • OpenAI: GPT-5, GPT-5 Fast, GPT-5 Mini, GPT-5-Codex, GPT-5.1/5.2/5.3 Codex, GPT-5.4
  • Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash, 3 Flash, 3 Pro, 3.1 Pro
  • Cursor: Composer 1, Composer 1.5
  • Other: Grok Code (xAI), Kimi K2.5 (Moonshot)

Cloud Agents (Revenue Opportunity)

  • Cloud agents run in isolated cloud environments — NO local machine needed
  • Run as many agents in parallel as needed — infinite concurrency
  • Clone repo from GitHub/GitLab, work on separate branch, push changes
  • Support MCP servers for database/API/third-party access
  • Use cases: test suites, builds, deployments, data processing — all billable per task-hour
  • Access from: cursor.com/agents, Desktop, Slack, GitHub, Linear, API
  • Billed at API rates for selected model
  • This is a revenue stream: charge clients per task-hour for long-running cloud agent work

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