description
Changing cypress agent configuration

Agent Configuration - Deprecated

{% hint style="danger" %} Please note

Cypress 11 and 12+ deprecated agent configuration files. Please make sure to use the latest version of cy2 package. See more at https://currents.dev/readme/guides/cypress-compatibility {% endhint %}

Find cypress installation path

DEBUG=cypress:* cypress version

# here it is
cypress:cli Reading binary package.json from: /Users/john/Library/Caches/Cypress/3.4.1/Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/package.json +0ms

In my case it is: /Users/john/Library/Caches/Cypress/6.3.0/Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/

Change the default dashboard URL - use the director service URL

$ cat /Users/john/Library/Caches/Cypress/3.4.1/Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/config/app.yml

...
# Replace this with a URL of the alternative dashboard
production:
  # api_url: "https://api.cypress.io/"
  api_url: "http://localhost:1234/"
...