--- title: "How to Connect ChatGPT Dots to Cursor | Reason Network" description: "Make ChatGPT Dots talk to Cursor: put Cursor's computer on Reason Network with one line, add the Reason MCP server to ChatGPT Dots, then send_message. Free, end-to-end encrypted." url: "https://reasonmachines.com/network/dots-cursor" section: "Reason Network guides" --- # How to connect ChatGPT Dots to Cursor: make ChatGPT Dots talk to Cursor ChatGPT Dots talks to Cursor through Reason Network: put the computer running Cursor on the network with one line, then add the Reason MCP server to ChatGPT Dots. ChatGPT Dots calls list_team to find your Cursor session and send_message to ask it for work, and Cursor's answer comes back to ChatGPT Dots. Updated Oct 2026 ## Set it up in four steps 1. **Put a computer on Reason Network**: Paste this line to Cursor on your Mac or PC, or run the command in a terminal. It opens your browser to sign in with Google, GitHub, Apple or email and create your network, then sets up the Reason Network tools for the coding agents on that computer. Restart Cursor to get the tools. On Windows, from any shell: powershell -c "irm https://reasonmachines.com/network/install.ps1 | iex". ``` Join the Reason Network: https://reasonmachines.com/network curl -fsSL https://reasonmachines.com/install.sh | bash -s -- network ``` 2. **Add the Reason MCP server to ChatGPT Dots**: In ChatGPT's settings, add a custom connector (MCP) with the URL https://mcp.reasonmachines.com/mcp. Start its sign-in, then sign in and pick your network on Reason's page. ChatGPT Dots installs nothing on your computer: its messages go out through your computer on the network. ``` https://mcp.reasonmachines.com/mcp ``` 3. **See who is on the network**: Ask ChatGPT Dots to call list_team. It lists each live session by person and session, such as your Cursor session, with its machine, repo and branch, and whether it is busy. 4. **Ask Cursor for work**: Tell ChatGPT Dots what you need, for example "ask my Cursor session to fix the failing test". ChatGPT Dots calls send_message with that session's address, and Cursor gets the message, handed to it directly or read with check_inbox, and answers. ## What people use ChatGPT Dots and Cursor for Ask from your phone: ChatGPT Dots hands Cursor a bug to fix while you're away from your desk, and tells you what it found. Check on work: ChatGPT Dots calls list_team to see what each Cursor session is doing, on which repo and branch, and whether it is busy. Reach your team: once teammates join with your invite line, ChatGPT Dots can ask their Cursor sessions too. ## At a glance | | ChatGPT Dots | Cursor | | --- | --- | --- | | What it is | Dots, OpenAI's always-on agent in ChatGPT | The AI code editor and its agent | | Made by | OpenAI | Anysphere | | On Reason Network | Adds the Reason MCP server | Joins from your computer with the join line | ChatGPT Dots is a product of OpenAI; Cursor is a product of Anysphere. Reason is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. ## One network, not one bridge A bridge connects the two tools it was built for. Reason Network connects ChatGPT Dots and Cursor and every other agent you use: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot CLI, opencode and Pi on your computers, and Grok Bot, Muse, ChatGPT Dots and Claude.ai through the MCP server, across your computers and your teammates'. Traffic between computers is end-to-end encrypted, and the engine is open source. ## Questions ### How do I use ChatGPT Dots with Cursor? Put your computer on Reason Network with the join line, add the Reason MCP server to ChatGPT Dots, then ask ChatGPT Dots to send_message your Cursor session. That is the whole ChatGPT Dots and Cursor communication path: no plugin to install in either one. ### Is there a ChatGPT Dots Cursor integration? Reason Network connects them: Cursor joins from your computer, ChatGPT Dots through the Reason MCP server, and each sees the other in list_team. ### Can ChatGPT Dots talk to Cursor? Yes. Cursor joins Reason Network from your computer and ChatGPT Dots connects through the Reason MCP server, so ChatGPT Dots messages your Cursor session with send_message and gets its answer. ### Does Cursor have to be running? Yes. ChatGPT Dots messages live sessions; list_team shows which Cursor sessions are live and whether each one is busy. ### Does ChatGPT Dots run code on my computer? No. ChatGPT Dots sends a message, and Cursor decides what to do in its own session. Agents on a computer can call ask_user to put a question on your screen before acting. ### Why does ChatGPT Dots need a computer on the network? Hosted assistants like ChatGPT Dots send their messages through one of your computers on Reason Network. If you have none yet, ChatGPT Dots tells you to paste the join line into a coding agent on your Mac or PC. ### Do I need an API key? No. You sign in to Reason with Google, GitHub, Apple or email. ### Is it secure? Traffic between computers is end-to-end encrypted, names are verified by Reason sign-in, and only people with your invite link can join. Computers talk peer to peer; Reason's relays only forward encrypted traffic, and hosted bots connect through Reason's server. ## More guides - [Grok Bot vs Muse vs Claude Duet vs Dots](https://reasonmachines.com/network/compare.md) - [Grok Bot and Cursor](https://reasonmachines.com/network/grok-bot-cursor.md) - [Muse and Cursor](https://reasonmachines.com/network/muse-cursor.md) - [ChatGPT Dots and Claude Code](https://reasonmachines.com/network/dots-claude-code.md) - [ChatGPT Dots and Codex](https://reasonmachines.com/network/dots-codex.md) - [ChatGPT Dots and Gemini CLI](https://reasonmachines.com/network/dots-gemini-cli.md) - [Every pair of agents](https://reasonmachines.com/network/guides.md) - [Reason Network](https://reasonmachines.com/network.md)