{"slug": "universal-macos-background-auto-updater-script-for-the-cursor-ai-editor-updates", "title": "Universal macOS background auto-updater script for the Cursor AI editor. Automates updates daily at 10:00 AM using Homebrew and launchd without losing custom multi-profile settings, account data, or…", "summary": "A developer published a Bash script that automates daily updates of the Cursor AI editor on macOS using Homebrew and a launchd agent. The updater runs at 10:00 AM via a generated plist, logs to ~/Library/Logs/cursor_update.log, and includes install, disable, and uninstall functions that preserve custom multi-profile settings, account data, and launch shortcuts.", "body_md": "|  | #!/bin/bash | \n|  | USER_HOME=\"$HOME\" | \n|  | USER_NAME=$(whoami) | \n|  | SCRIPT_DIR=\"$USER_HOME/Scripts\" | \n|  | SCRIPT_PATH=\"$SCRIPT_DIR/auto_update_cursor.sh\" | \n|  | PLIST_PATH=\"$USER_HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.user.autoupdatecursor.plist\" | \n|  | LOG_PATH=\"$USER_HOME/Library/Logs/cursor_update.log\" | \n|  | install_updater() { | \n|  | echo \"\" | \n|  | echo \"=== Setting up Universal Cursor Auto-Updater ===\" | \n|  | # 1. Ensure Homebrew is installed | \n|  | if ! command -v brew &> /dev/null && [ ! -f /opt/homebrew/bin/brew ] && [ ! -f /usr/local/bin/brew ]; then | \n|  | echo \"❌ Error: Homebrew is not installed on this Mac. Please install Homebrew first.\" | \n|  | return 1 | \n|  | fi | \n|  | # 2. Check if manual copy of Cursor exists and link to Homebrew | \n|  | echo \"Checking Cursor installation status...\" | \n|  | if [ -d \"/Applications/Cursor.app\" ]; then | \n|  | echo \"Cursor found in Applications. Linking Homebrew to manage it...\" | \n|  | /opt/homebrew/bin/brew install --cask --force cursor \\|\\| /usr/local/bin/brew install --cask --force cursor | \n|  | else | \n|  | echo \"Installing Cursor via Homebrew...\" | \n|  | /opt/homebrew/bin/brew install --cask cursor \\|\\| /usr/local/bin/brew install --cask cursor | \n|  | fi | \n|  | # 3. Create directories and local automation runner script | \n|  | mkdir -p \"$SCRIPT_DIR\" | \n|  | echo \"Generating update script at $SCRIPT_PATH...\" | \n|  | cat << 'INNER_EOF' > \"$SCRIPT_PATH\" | \n|  | #!/bin/bash | \n|  | export PATH=\"/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH\" | \n|  | echo \"--- Cursor Update Check: $(date) ---\" | \n|  | brew update 2>&1 | \n|  | brew upgrade --cask cursor 2>&1 | \n|  | echo \"------------------------------------------------\" | \n|  | INNER_EOF | \n|  | chmod +x \"$SCRIPT_PATH\" | \n|  | # 4. Clean up old background agent iterations if they exist | \n|  | if launchctl list \\| grep -q \"com.user.autoupdatecursor\"; then | \n|  | launchctl unload \"$PLIST_PATH\" 2>/dev/null | \n|  | fi | \n|  | # 5. Generate background launch agent configuration plist | \n|  | echo \"Generating configuration agent file...\" | \n|  | cat << INNER_EOF > \"$PLIST_PATH\" | \n|  | <?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?> | \n|  | <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC \"-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN\" \"http://apple.com\"> | \n|  | <plist version=\"1.0\"> | \n|  | <dict> | \n|  | <key>Label</key> | \n|  | <string>com.user.autoupdatecursor</string> | \n|  | <key>ProgramArguments</key> | \n|  | <array> | \n|  | <string>/bin/bash</string> | \n|  | <string>$SCRIPT_PATH</string> | \n|  | </array> | \n|  | <key>StartCalendarInterval</key> | \n|  | <dict> | \n|  | <key>Hour</key> | \n|  | <integer>10</integer> | \n|  | <key>Minute</key> | \n|  | <integer>0</integer> | \n|  | </dict> | \n|  | <key>RunAtLoad</key> | \n|  | <true/> | \n|  | <key>StandardOutPath</key> | \n|  | <string>$LOG_PATH</string> | \n|  | <key>StandardErrorPath</key> | \n|  | <string>$LOG_PATH</string> | \n|  | </dict> | \n|  | </plist> | \n|  | INNER_EOF | \n|  | # 6. Load and start the updater agent | \n|  | echo \"Activating automatic updates in the background...\" | \n|  | launchctl load \"$PLIST_PATH\" | \n|  | launchctl kickstart -k gui/$(id -u)/com.user.autoupdatecursor | \n|  | echo \"✅ Success! Cursor will now update quietly every day at 10:00 AM.\" | \n|  | echo \"Logs are available at: ~/Library/Logs/cursor_update.log\" | \n|  | } | \n|  | disable_updater() { | \n|  | echo \"\" | \n|  | echo \"=== Disabling Background Updates ===\" | \n|  | if [ -f \"$PLIST_PATH\" ]; then | \n|  | launchctl unload \"$PLIST_PATH\" 2>/dev/null | \n|  | echo \"⏸️ Background agent paused. Auto-updates will stop running until re-enabled.\" | \n|  | else | \n|  | echo \"⚠️ No active update scheduler configuration found to disable.\" | \n|  | fi | \n|  | } | \n|  | delete_updater() { | \n|  | echo \"\" | \n|  | echo \"=== Uninstalling Cursor Auto-Updater system ===\" | \n|  | # Stop background agent process cleanly | \n|  | if [ -f \"$PLIST_PATH\" ]; then | \n|  | launchctl unload \"$PLIST_PATH\" 2>/dev/null | \n|  | rm -f \"$PLIST_PATH\" | \n|  | echo \"🗑️ Removed LaunchAgent scheduler configuration file.\" | \n|  | fi | \n|  | # Remove the underlying runner execution script | \n|  | if [ -f \"$SCRIPT_PATH\" ]; then | \n|  | rm -f \"$SCRIPT_PATH\" | \n|  | echo \"🗑️ Removed local update execution script file.\" | \n|  | fi | \n|  | # Remove generated local log files | \n|  | if [ -f \"$LOG_PATH\" ]; then | \n|  | rm -f \"$LOG_PATH\" | \n|  | echo \"🗑️ Removed tracker automation update log files.\" | \n|  | fi | \n|  | echo \"✅ Complete cleanup finished. The auto-updater has been completely removed.\" | \n|  | } | \n|  | # --- Interactive Terminal Choice Menu Interface --- | \n|  | echo \"=============================================\" | \n|  | echo \" Cursor macOS Auto-Update Manager \" | \n|  | echo \"=============================================\" | \n|  | echo \"Logged in user: $USER_NAME\" | \n|  | echo \"\" | \n|  | echo \"Select an action to perform:\" | \n|  | echo \"1) Enable / Install (Setup automated daily check)\" | \n|  | echo \"2) Disable / Pause (Keep files, stop background runs)\" | \n|  | echo \"3) Delete / Remove (Completely wipe out all script files)\" | \n|  | echo \"4) Exit\" | \n|  | echo \"----------------------------------------------\" | \n|  | read -p \"Enter choice [1-4]: \" choice | \n|  | case $choice in | \n|  | 1) install_updater ;; | \n|  | 2) disable_updater ;; | \n|  | 3) delete_updater ;; | \n|  | 4) echo \"Exiting application.\"; exit 0 ;; | \n|  | *) echo \"❌ Invalid input item choice. Exiting script execution.\"; exit 1 ;; | \n|  | esac |", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/universal-macos-background-auto-updater-script-for-the-cursor-ai-editor-updates", "canonical_source": "https://gist.github.com/jimilchoksi/e21c23e16f08f59dbe1f13f2af701d60", "published_at": "2026-09-29 06:55:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-29 07:18:20.756948+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Cursor", "Homebrew", "Apple", "macOS", "launchd"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/universal-macos-background-auto-updater-script-for-the-cursor-ai-editor-updates", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/universal-macos-background-auto-updater-script-for-the-cursor-ai-editor-updates.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/universal-macos-background-auto-updater-script-for-the-cursor-ai-editor-updates.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/universal-macos-background-auto-updater-script-for-the-cursor-ai-editor-updates.jsonld"}}