diff --git a/packages/cli/src/shared/agent-setup.ts b/packages/cli/src/shared/agent-setup.ts
index fff4406b3..1d0f86a6c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/shared/agent-setup.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/shared/agent-setup.ts
@@ -1128,6 +1128,7 @@ function createAgents(runner: CloudRunner): Record<string, AgentConfig> {
         ),
       envVars: (apiKey) => [
         `OPENROUTER_API_KEY=${apiKey}`,
+        "CURSOR_API_KEY=spawn-proxy",
       ],
       configure: () => setupCursorProxy(runner),
       preLaunch: () => startCursorProxy(runner),