Okay so I tried installing Cursor AI on my android phone using Termux and man it was frustrating. Thought it would be easy you know, just follow the guide and boom done, but nope.
So basically I installed Termux, then ran the cursor installer thing and was feeling pretty good about myself. Then I tried running cursor-agent and got this.
~ $ cursor-agent
/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.local/bin/cursor-agent: line 10:
/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.local/share/cursor-agent/versions/2025.10.28-0a91dc2/node:
cannot execute: required file not foundLike what? File not found but the file is literally right there, I can see it. Spent like 3 hours googling this stupid error.
Found some github issues and reddit posts but nothing really matched my problem exactly. Some people said do this, some said do that, but none of it worked for me.
Anyway after trying like 10 different things I finally got it working and figured I should write this down, so maybe it helps someone else.
Why This Error Happens
So the problem is Android uses something called Bionic and regular Linux uses Glibc. When Cursor downloads the node file, its made for Glibc not Bionic.
Termux tries to run it and cant find the right libraries, so it just says file not found even though thats not really the problem.
To fix it you need to install something called glibc-runner which basically lets Termux run Glibc stuff. Then you gotta edit the cursor script to actually use it.
Also theres this SSL certificate thing that breaks too, so we fix that as well.
How to Fix It
Alright just open Termux and run these commands one by one.
Step 1 - Install Stuff
First update Termux and install the glibc thing.
pkg update -y
pkg upgrade -y
pkg install glibc-repo -y
pkg install glibc-runner -y
pkg install curl -yThis might take a few minutes if you havent updated in a while.
Step 2 - Install Cursor
Now run the cursor installer. Yeah I know it doesnt work yet but just do it anyway.
curl https://cursor.com/install -fsS | bashYoull see some text appear, dont worry if theres a warning at the end.
Step 3 - Fix the PATH Thing
The installer is supposed to add cursor to your PATH but it usually doesnt work in Termux, so we do it manually.
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> $PREFIX/etc/bash.bashrc
source $PREFIX/etc/bash.bashrcStep 4 - The Actual Fix
Okay this is the important part. Run these two commands.
First command makes cursor use glibc-runner.
sed -i 's/exec/exec glibc-runner/g' $HOME/.local/share/cursor-agent/versions/*/cursor-agentSecond command fixes the SSL certificate problem.
sed -i 's/ --use-system-ca / /g' $HOME/.local/share/cursor-agent/versions/*/cursor-agentBasically cursor tries to find system SSL certificates that dont exist, so we tell it to stop doing that and use its own certificates instead.
Step 5 - Test If It Works
Now try running this.
cursor-agent --versionIf you see something like this.
cursor-agent 0.1.2Then it worked! Cursor is now running on your phone.
If Its Still Not Working
Still says command not found.
Close Termux completely and open it again. Sometimes the PATH thing needs a restart.
Getting some other error.
Make sure glibc-runner actually installed. Type which glibc-runner and you should see a path. If not, go back to step 1.
Cursor crashes right away.
Check if those sed commands worked. You can look at the script with cat $HOME/.local/share/cursor-agent/versions/*/cursor-agent and make sure glibc-runner is in there.
Final Thoughts
Honestly this took me way too long to figure out. Googled for hours and tried so many different things that didnt work.
When I finally got it I was like yeah I should write this down, so other people dont waste their time like I did.
Now you got Cursor AI on your phone which is pretty cool honestly. Can code on the go or whatever.
If this helped you or if youre still having problems, just comment below and Ill try to help.
