diff --git a/packages/adapters/cursor-local/src/index.ts b/packages/adapters/cursor-local/src/index.ts
index b83a92df..662bc8a7 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/cursor-local/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/cursor-local/src/index.ts
@@ -79,5 +79,5 @@ Notes:
 - Prompts are piped to Cursor via stdin.
 - Sessions are resumed with --resume when stored session cwd matches current cwd.
 - Paperclip auto-injects local skills into "~/.cursor/skills" when missing, so Cursor can discover "$paperclip" and related skills on local runs.
-- Paperclip auto-adds --trust unless one of --trust/--yolo/-f is already present in extraArgs.
+- Paperclip auto-adds --yolo unless one of --trust/--yolo/-f is already present in extraArgs.
 `;
diff --git a/packages/adapters/cursor-local/src/server/execute.ts b/packages/adapters/cursor-local/src/server/execute.ts
index 66fad0b5..162ed5c6 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/cursor-local/src/server/execute.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/cursor-local/src/server/execute.ts
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
   const commandNotes = (() => {
     const notes: string[] = [];
     if (autoTrustEnabled) {
-      notes.push("Auto-added --trust to bypass interactive workspace trust prompt.");
+      notes.push("Auto-added --yolo to bypass interactive prompts.");
     }
     notes.push("Prompt is piped to Cursor via stdin.");
     if (!instructionsFilePath) return notes;
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
     if (resumeSessionId) args.push("--resume", resumeSessionId);
     if (model) args.push("--model", model);
     if (mode) args.push("--mode", mode);
-    if (autoTrustEnabled) args.push("--trust");
+    if (autoTrustEnabled) args.push("--yolo");
     if (extraArgs.length > 0) args.push(...extraArgs);
     return args;
   };
diff --git a/packages/adapters/cursor-local/src/server/test.ts b/packages/adapters/cursor-local/src/server/test.ts
index d6fca2aa..15263812 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/cursor-local/src/server/test.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/cursor-local/src/server/test.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export async function testEnvironment(
       const autoTrustEnabled = !hasCursorTrustBypassArg(extraArgs);
       const args = ["-p", "--mode", "ask", "--output-format", "json", "--workspace", cwd];
       if (model) args.push("--model", model);
-      if (autoTrustEnabled) args.push("--trust");
+      if (autoTrustEnabled) args.push("--yolo");
       if (extraArgs.length > 0) args.push(...extraArgs);
       args.push("Respond with hello.");
 
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/cursor-local-adapter-environment.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/cursor-local-adapter-environment.test.ts
index 039a7a45..e6892259 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/cursor-local-adapter-environment.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/cursor-local-adapter-environment.test.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe("cursor environment diagnostics", () => {
     await fs.rm(path.dirname(cwd), { recursive: true, force: true });
   });
 
-  it("adds --trust to hello probe args by default", async () => {
+  it("adds --yolo to hello probe args by default", async () => {
     const root = path.join(
       os.tmpdir(),
       `paperclip-cursor-local-probe-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(16).slice(2)}`,
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ describe("cursor environment diagnostics", () => {
 
     expect(result.status).toBe("pass");
     const args = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(argsCapturePath, "utf8")) as string[];
-    expect(args).toContain("--trust");
+    expect(args).toContain("--yolo");
     await fs.rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
   });
 
-  it("does not auto-add --trust when extraArgs already bypass trust", async () => {
+  it("does not auto-add --yolo when extraArgs already bypass trust", async () => {
     const root = path.join(
       os.tmpdir(),
       `paperclip-cursor-local-probe-extra-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(16).slice(2)}`,